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难怪 (nán guài) — how to say "no wonder" in Chinese
难怪
No wonder
verb · modal adverb
How to use it
Goes before the verb and shows the speaker's attitude.
难怪他没来。
nán guài tā méi lái
No wonder he didn't come.
Character composition
难
difficult
怪
strange, to blame
Radicals / Keys
心
Heart
#61 · xīn · 4 strokes
隹
Short-tailed bird
#172 · zhuī · 8 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
难怪不知道
nán guài bù zhī dào
no wonder they don't know
Examples
他每天都练习到很晚，难怪他的汉语说得那么好。
He practices until late every day, no wonder his Chinese is so good.
难怪他不来。
No wonder he didn't come.
Frequently asked questions
No wonder meaning in Chinese
"no wonder" in Chinese is 难怪 (nán guài).
难怪 meaning in English
难怪 (nán guài) means "No wonder".
How is 难怪 pronounced?
It is pronounced nán guài (written as nan guai, nanguai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "no wonder" in Chinese characters?
It is written 难怪: 难 has 10 strokes, 怪 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 难怪?
难怪 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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