anticipate; expect
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to anticipate; to expect; to reckon on
informalMost commonly used in the negative forms '不承想' or '没承想' to express that something was unexpected or surprising.
Bù不
chéng承
xiǎng想
tā他
huì会
lái来
，
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
dà大
jīng惊
xǐ喜
！
I didn't expect him to come, what a big surprise!
Wǒ我
men们
méi没
chéng承
xiǎng想
zhè这
xiàng项
mù目
néng能
zhè这
me么
kuài快
wán完
chéng成
。
We didn't anticipate that this project could be finished so quickly.
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Shéi谁
chéng承
xiǎng想
jīn今
tiān天
tiān天
qì气
huì会
zhè这
me么
zāo糟
gāo糕
？
Who would have expected the weather to be so terrible today?