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Expressing "no wonder" with 难怪 ("nan2guai4")

难怪 nánguài

Grammar
HSK 3

Structure

Reason ，怪不得 / 难怪 + [Observation] 怪不得 / 难怪 + [Observation] ，原来 (+ 是) + Reason

Definition

表示“怪不得”，常用于表达对某种情况的理解，认为结果很正常，因为之前有原因。也可作“值得奇怪”的否定，表示不奇怪。

No wonder; used to express understanding of a situation, indicating that a result is natural given a preceding cause. It can also be used to mean 'not surprising'.

Usage

常用于口语中，放在句首或句中。通常有两种用法：1. 表示“怪不得”，对某事的发生不感到奇怪，因为已经知道原因。2. 表示“不应该责怪”，但现代汉语中较少用。主要用法是第一种。结构：难怪 + 句子。也可以说“这也难怪”等。

Commonly used in spoken language, placed at the beginning or middle of a sentence. Usually two usages: 1. 'no wonder' - not surprised about something because the reason is known. 2. 'should not blame' but less common. Main usage is the first. Structure: 难怪 + sentence. Also '这也难怪' etc.

Examples

  • 1 看到窗外的雨，难怪他带伞了。(Seeing the rain outside, no wonder he brought an umbrella.)
  • 2 难怪他今天这么开心，原来他升职了。(No wonder he is so happy today, he got promoted.)
  • 3 他学习很努力，难怪成绩这么好。(He studies very hard, no wonder his grades are so good.)
  • 4 难怪这个菜这么好吃，原来是大厨做的。(No wonder this dish is so delicious, it was made by a great chef.)
  • 5 你刚从海边回来？难怪你皮肤这么黑。(You just came back from the beach? No wonder your skin is so tanned.)

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