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莫名其妙

mò míng qí miào
HSK 7

English Meaning

(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
这人是来搞笑的吧 莫名其妙
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Is this person a joke? What an absolute clown.”

1. PREVIOUS

知道什么叫防不胜防吗

“You know what? There's no guarding against me.”

“Is this guy a joke or what? What's his problem?”

3. NEXT

区区一千万的贷款 集团董事长千金

“For a loan of only ten million. The chairman's daughter doesn't need to show up in person every time.”

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现在这个儿子莫名其妙地被捅了
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“This unexpected stabbing makes our job ten times harder and completely alters the situation.”

1. PREVIOUS

徐枫的父亲 又对儿子寄予厚望

“His father had huge expectations for him.”

“Now his son's been stabbed for no clear reason.”

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一场硬仗啊

“This is going to be an extremely tough case.”

《危险关系》 · legal_and_police
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一个小孩子莫名其妙躲到元龙里
HSK 7 00:02
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今天你也亲眼目睹了

“You saw it today.”

“A kid hid in Yuanlongli”

3. NEXT

丧心病狂 见人就砍 是不是稀奇古怪?

“and attacked whoever he saw. Isn't it weird?”

《黑夜告白》 · legal_and_police
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