難怪

nán guài

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Adverb

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

Definition

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

Stroke order

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Example

難怪這麼冷,原來下雪了。

No wonder it's so cold; it's snowing.

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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).