没头没尾

沒頭沒尾

méitóu-méiwěi

idiom

Meanings

1 without beginning or end
2 incoherent
3 fragmentary

Characters

head; beginning

Examples

HSK 3

他说了一段没头没尾的话,谁都听不懂。

Tā shuō le yí duàn méitóu-méiwěi de huà, shéi dōu tīngbudǒng.

He said something without beginning or end - no one could understand.

HSK 3

这个故事讲得没头没尾。

Zhège gùshi jiǎng de méitóu-méiwěi.

The story was told in a fragmentary way.

Tips

usage

Four-character idiomatic phrase using parallel 没…没… structure. Used to criticize narratives, reports or messages that lack proper context - neither setup nor resolution. Compare 有头有尾 ('to do something thoroughly, beginning to end').

Stroke Order

没 méi

头 tóu

尾 wěi