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怪不得

guài bu de · guai bu de

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. no wonder!
  2. so that's why!
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In a conversation

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Snowman

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)手(shǒu)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)红(hóng)？

    Why are your hands so red?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)在(zài)楼下(lóuxià)堆(duī)雪人(xuěrén)。

    I was building a snowman downstairs.

  3. Dengdeng

    怪不得(guàibude)楼下(lóuxià)有(yǒu)那么多(nàmeduō)孩子(háizi)！

    No wonder there are so many kids downstairs!

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，他们(tāmen)都(dōu)来(lái)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)。

    Right, they all came to help me.

  5. Dengdeng

    怪不得(guàibude)雪人(xuěrén)这么(zhème)大(dà)！

    No wonder the snowman is so big!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)商(shāng)店(diàn)人(rén)员(yuán)的(de)态(tài)度(dù)特(tè)好(hǎo)，怪(guài)不(bu)得(de)顾(gù)客(kè)也(yě)好(hǎo)多(duō)。

The staff in this shop are really friendly; no wonder they've got so many customers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by FeuDRenais · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)昨(zuó)天(tiān)熬(áo)夜(yè)了(le)，怪(guài)不(bu)得(de)今(jīn)天(tiān)上(shàng)课(kè)一(yì)直(zhí)打(dǎ)哈(hā)欠(qian)。

He stayed up late yesterday; no wonder he kept yawning in class today.

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