怪不得

guài bù de

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Adverb

怪不得 (guài bù de) is a Chinese word meaning “no wonder!”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. no wonder!
  2. so that's why!

Stroke order

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Example

怪不得他沒來,原來生病了。

No wonder he didn't come; he was sick.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).