莫名
mò míng
Pinyin

Definition

莫名
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mò míng
  1. indescribable
  2. ineffable

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

名
míng
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 noun (part of speech)
  3. 3 place (e.g. among winners)
  4. 4 famous
  5. 5 classifier for people
名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
成名
chéng míng
  1. 1 to make one's name
  2. 2 to become famous
排名
pái míng
  1. 1 to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
  2. 2 ranking
出名
chū míng
  1. 1 well-known for sth
  2. 2 to become well known
  3. 3 to make one's mark

Idioms (20)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一辞莫赞
yī cí mò zàn
  1. 1 left speechless by sth perfect (idiom)
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name

Sample Sentences

这实在太不可思议了，简直莫名其妙！眉毛剪不能带就算了，连果酱都不能带。我的身体里面也都是血，血也是黏稠状的，那干脆也把我整个人拿去丢掉算了！
zhè shízài tài bùkěsīyì le ，jiǎnzhí mòmíngqímiào ！méimao jiǎn bùnéng dài jiù suànle ，lián guǒjiàng dōu bùnéng dài 。wǒ de shēntǐ lǐmiàn yě dōu shì xuè ，xuè yě shì niánchóu zhuàng de ，nà gāncuì yě bǎ wǒ zhěnggè rén ná qù diūdiào suànle ！
This really is ridiculous, it’s simply outrageous! Forget that you can’t bring tweezers, but jam? There’s blood all throughout my body too, blood is viscous, so why don’t you chuck me out too and call it a day?
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我自己觉得红得莫名其妙，我们后来跟那位明星联系过，他也只是顺手分享，没想到大受欢迎，完全是无心插柳柳成荫。
wǒ zìjǐ juéde hóng de mòmíngqi6miào ，wǒmen hòulái gēn nà wèi míngxīng liánxì guò ，tā yě zhǐshì shùnshǒu fēnxiǎng ，méixiǎngdào dà huānyíng ，wánquán shì wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ cháng yìn 。
Even I think it's a bit bizarre that it took off like it did. Later we contacted the celebrity, and he said he just shared it because it was there, and he didn't think it would get so popular, it really was a completely unexpected success.
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哼，还不就是那个路口的小瘪三，动不动就要和我抬杠，说一些有的没的，真是莫名其妙！
hèng ，hái bù jiùshì nàge lùkǒu de xiǎo biēsān ，dòng bu dòng jiùyào hé wǒ táigàng ，shuō yīxiē yǒudeméide ，zhēn shì mòmíngqímiào ！
Hmph, who would it be but the little street rat on the corner, finding an excuse to argue with me at every opportunity and talking nonsense. He really takes the biscuit!
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我没有！我真的不知道他为什么骂我，真是莫名其妙。
wǒ méiyǒu ！wǒ zhēnde bù zhīdào tā wèishénme mà wǒ ，zhēn shì mò míng qí miào 。
No! I really don't know why he had a go at me. It really is so bizarre.
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你这人简直莫名其妙，你都可以少算一个人六十块的低消了，差个两块钱倒要打电话问老板？根本黑店，不喝了，我们走，一会儿就上网替你这黑店“宣传宣传，哼！
nǐ zhè rén jiǎnzhí mòmíngqímiào ，nǐ dōu kěyǐ shǎo suàn yí ge rén liùshí kuài de dīxiāo le ，chā gè liǎng kuài qián dào yào dǎ diànhuà wèn lǎobǎn ？gēnběn hēi ，bù hē le ，wǒmen zǒu ，yīhuǐr jiù shàngwǎng tì nǐ zhè hēidiàn “xuānchuánxuānchuán ，hèng ！
You're simply too much, you can count two people as one for the minimum order requirement, but you have to call your boss over RMB2? This is daylight robbery, I'm not drinking your coffee, we're going, I'll make sure and get the word out about the scam you have running here online, hmph!
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沈佳伟，你莫名其妙！你太欺负人了。你把你老婆当成什么人啊？
Shěn Jiāwěi ，nǐ mòmíngqímiào ！nǐ tài qīfu rén le 。nǐ bǎ nǐ lǎopó dàngchéng shénme rén a ？
Shen Jiawei, you are really baffling! You pick on people in the worst way! What kind of person do you think your wife is?
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啊！像这样一边喝着咖啡一边看着刚刚拼命做好的报表一张张印出来，莫名地有种幸福的感觉。
ā ！xiàng zhèyàng yībiān hē zhe kāfēi yībiān kànzhe gānggāng pīnmìng zuò hǎo de bàobiǎo yīzhāng yìn chūlái ，mòmíng de yǒu zhǒng xìngfú de gǎnjué 。
Mmm...Sipping coffee whilst watching the report I toiled over print out sheet by sheet like this...there's an indescribable sense of happiness.
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不知怎的，当我走到学校湖边的时候，感觉格外地冷。我下意识地裹紧了外套，突然发现，有一个背影在沿着湖边慢慢地走着。一种莫名的冲动驱使着我向这个背影走去。渐渐地，渐渐地，越来越近，竟然是她！那个清秀的背影，那乌黑的头发和麻花辫！当我走近她时，发现她低着头在抽泣。
bùzhīzěnde ，dāng wǒ zǒudào xuéxiào húbiān de shíhou ，gǎnjué géwài de lěng 。wǒ xiàyìshi de guǒ jǐn le wàitào ，tūrán fāxiàn ，yǒu yī ge bèiyǐng zài yánzhe hú biān mànmàn de zǒu zhe 。yīzhǒng mòmíng de chōngdòng qūshǐ zhe wǒ xiàng zhè ge bèiyǐng zǒu qù 。jiànjiàn de ，jiànjiàn de ，yuèláiyuè jìn ，jìngrán shì tā ！nàge qīngxiù de bèiyǐng ，nà wūhēi de tóufa hé máhuābiàn ！dāng wǒ zǒujìn tā shí ，fāxiàn tā dī zhe tóu zài chōuqì 。
I'm not sure why, but when I got the school lake, I felt a weird chill. Subconsciously, I pulled my jacket around tighter. Suddenly, I noticed the back of a girl as she was slowly walking along the lakeside in front of me. A unexplainable impulse came over me and I started walking towards her, gradually getting closer and closer. As I approached, I saw that it was her! That elegant view of her back. That raven-black hair in a braid! Then, when I got closer, I realized her head was hung low and she was sobbing.
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川川，你爸在你出生前就生病去世了，你俩连面儿都没见过，他怎么会和你说那些莫名其妙的话呢？
Chuānchuan ，nǐ bà zài nǐ chūshēng qián jiù shēngbìng qùshì le ，nǐ liǎ lián miànr dōu méi jiàn guo ，tā zénme huì hé nǐ shuō nàxiē mòmíngqímiào de huà ne ？
Chuanny, your dad got sick and died before you were born. You two have never met. How could he have said all those incredible things to you?
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你这样也太莽撞了。你就不怕家里人担心吗？那个地方我们叫“幽灵湖”，很危险，也很诡异。经常有人莫名其妙地失踪。
nǐ zhèyàng yě tài mǎngzhuàng le 。nǐ jiù bù pà jiālǐ rén dānxīn ma ？nàge dìfang wǒmen jiào “yōulínghú ”，hěn wēixiǎn ，yě hěn guǐyì 。jīngcháng yǒurén mòmíngqímiào de shīzōng 。
You're too rash! Aren't you afraid your family will worry? We call this area ``The Lake of Spirits." It's very dangerous, very eerie. People often mysteriously vanish without a trace here.
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