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难怪

nán guài · nan guai

Traditional 難怪

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. (it's) no wonder (that...)
  2. (it's) not surprising (that)
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In a conversation

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A wobbly table

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)里(lǐ)人(rén)好多(hǎoduō)啊(a)！

    So many people in the cafe today!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不知道(bùzhīdào)吗(ma)？今天(jīntiān)是(shì)周六(zhōuliù)。

    Did you not know? Today is Saturday.

  3. Liangliang

    哦(ò)，难怪(nánguài)这么(zhème)多(duō)人(rén)！

    Oh, no wonder there are so many people!

  4. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)我们(wǒmen)找不到(zhǎobudào)座位(zuòwèi)。

    No wonder we cannot find a seat.

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)有(yǒu)个(gè)空位(kòngwèi)！

    Look, there is a free seat over there!

  6. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)没人(méirén)坐(zuò)，那张(nàzhāng)桌子(zhuōzi)是(shì)歪(wāi)的(de)。

    No wonder nobody sits there. That table is crooked.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

难(nán)怪(guài)她(tā)表(biǎo)示(shì)不(bù)想(xiǎng)再(zài)见(jiàn)到(dào)他(tā)了(le)。因(yīn)为(wèi)他(tā)们(men)分(fēn)手(shǒu)了(le)。

No wonder she doesn't want to see him again. Because they broke up.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)得(dé)了(le)肺(fèi)炎(yán)，难(nán)怪(guài)他(tā)在(zài)不(bù)停(tíng)的(de)咳(ké)嗽(sòu)。

He's got pneumonia. No wonder he is coughing nonstop.

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

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