Definition & Meaning

1.have no point; absent-minded

2.illogical; without rhyme or reason

3.(do or say something) abruptly; all of a sudden

4.(do something) regardless of consequences; without regard to anything

méi tóu méi nǎo

没 头 没 脑

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1
slhave no point; absent-minded
- tā tīng le zhè jù méi tóu méi nǎo de huà lèng zhù le
  她听了这句没头没脑的话愣住了。
  She was struck dumb upon hearing that pointless remark.
- zǒng yǒu rén gàn zhè zhǒng méi tóu méi nǎo de shì bǎ nǐ de shì quán nòng zá
  总有人干这种没头没脑的事，把你的事全弄砸。
  Somebody goes and does something mindless like that and just destroys everything for you.
2
slillogical; without rhyme or reason
- tā hái zài xiě xiē méi tóu méi nǎo de dōng xi
  他还在写些没头没脑的东西。
  He is still writing mindless drivel.
synonym
wú yuán wú gù无缘无故
antonym
yǒu lǐ yǒu jù有理有据
3
sl(do or say something) abruptly; all of a sudden
- lǎo shī yī zǒu jìn jiào shì jiù bǎ wǒ méi tóu méi nǎo de xùn chì le yī dùn
  老师一走进教室就把我没头没脑地训斥了一顿。
  No sooner had the teacher entered the classroom than he gave me a good dressing down.
- tā tū rán méi tóu méi nǎo de wèn wǒ shì fǒu xǐ huan māo
  她突然没头没脑地问我是否喜欢猫！
  Apropos of nothing, she suddenly asked me if I liked cats!
synonym
hú li hú tú糊里糊涂
4
sl(do something) regardless of consequences; without regard to anything
- yòng pí biān méi tóu méi nǎo de chōu dǎ
  用皮鞭没头没脑地抽打
  just beat with a whip without regard to anything else
synonym
bù gù yī qiè不顾一切

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