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难道

nán dào · nan dao

Traditional 難道

HSK 3Old HSK 4

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  1. don't tell me ...
  2. could it be that...?
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Not wearing hiking shoes?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)穿(chuān)拖鞋(tuōxié)？难道(nándào)你(nǐ)忘(wàng)了(le)今天(jīntiān)要(yào)爬山(páshān)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, why are you wearing slippers? Don't tell me you forgot we're hiking today.

  2. Dengdeng

    没忘(méiwàng)！运动鞋(yùndòngxié)在(zài)我(wǒ)包里(bāolǐ)。

    I didn't forget! My sports shoes are in my bag.

  3. Liangliang

    难道(nándào)你(nǐ)要(yào)穿(chuān)拖鞋(tuōxié)走(zǒu)到(dào)山脚下(shānjiǎoxià)？

    Could it be you plan to walk to the foot of the mountain in slippers?

  4. Dengdeng

    对啊(duìa)，运动鞋(yùndòngxié)是(shì)新(xīn)的(de)，我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)弄脏(nòngzāng)。

    Yes. My sports shoes are new and I don't want to get them dirty.

  5. Liangliang

    难道(nándào)你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)山上(shānshàng)的(de)路(lù)很(hěn)干净(gānjìng)？

    Do you think the mountain road is clean?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

难(nán)道(dào)不(bù)该(gāi)有(yǒu)人(rén)帮(bāng)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)吗(ma)？

Shouldn't somebody be helping Tom?

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

02

难(nán)道(dào)我(wǒ)们(men)就(jiù)这(zhè)样(yàng)放(fàng)弃(qì)吗(ma)？

Are we really going to give up just like that?

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难
nán

difficult (to...); problem

道
dào

road; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle

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