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无缘无故

wú yuán wú gù · wu yuan wu gu

Traditional 無緣無故

Meaning

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  1. no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for
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Smiling all morning

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)无缘无故(wúyuánwúgù)笑(xiào)了(le)整个(zhěnggè)早上(zǎoshang)。

    Dengdeng, you've been smiling for no reason all morning.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)无缘无故(wúyuánwúgù)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)原因(yuányīn)。

    I'm not smiling for no reason. I have a reason.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)原因(yuányīn)？

    What reason?

  4. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)种(zhòng)的(de)豆子(dòuzi)，今天(jīntiān)发芽(fāyá)了(le)！

    The beans I planted yesterday sprouted today!

  5. Liangliang

    豆子(dòuzi)这么(zhème)快(kuài)就(jiù)发芽(fāyá)了(le)？

    The beans sprouted this quickly?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)一早(yīzǎo)就(jiù)去(qù)看(kàn)，看(kàn)了(le)十次(shícì)。

    Right, so I went to look first thing in the morning. Ten times.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)无(wú)缘(yuán)无(wú)故(gù)地(de)冲(chōng)我(wǒ)发(fā)火(huǒ)，让(ràng)我(wǒ)很(hěn)意(yì)外(wài)。

He got angry at me for no reason at all, which surprised me.

02

她(tā)无(wú)缘(yuán)无(wú)故(gù)地(de)哭(kū)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)，谁(shuí)也(yě)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)原(yuán)因(yīn)。

She started crying for no reason, and nobody knew why.

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