What 莫名其妙 means
- Baffling (mysterious - odd)
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What does 莫名其妙 mean in English?
莫名其妙 is pronounced mòmíngqímiào and means Baffling (mysterious - odd).
How do you pronounce 莫名其妙?
莫名其妙 is mòmíngqímiào in pinyin — written momingqimiao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 莫名其妙?
莫名其妙 is written with 4 characters: 莫 (mò) Nobody (do not - greatest), 名 (míng) Name (reputation - famous - mw for people with professions), 其 (qí) His (her - its - their), 妙 (miào) Clever (wonderful). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
Is 莫名其妙 an HSK word?
Yes — 莫名其妙 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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