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怪不得 (guài bu de): no wonder!; so that's why!

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb, adverb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: no wonder!; so that's why!
Characters: 3
Part of speech: verb, adverb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

no wonder!
so thats why!

Chinese explanation

表示明白了原因之后，不再觉得奇怪，有恍然大悟的语气。常单独使用，也可说怪不得这么、怪不得那样，用来解释前面提到的现象。例如：怪不得他没来，原来生病了。
也可以表示对某事不感到意外，觉得本该如此。

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

odd

HSK 1

no

HSK 3

to obtain

Example sentences

No wonder he didn't come to work today; it turns out he was sick.

No wonder this room is so cold; the window isn't closed.

No wonder he speaks Chinese so well; he lived in China for five years.

No wonder you're tired; you stayed up until 3 a.m. yesterday.

No wonder the dish is so salty; it turns out I added salt twice.

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