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难怪

難怪
nán guàiHSK 7

难怪 (nán guài) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto be hard to blame; to be understandable

    • EX
      孩子太小不懂事，做错了事也难怪他，别太生气了。

      The child is too young to know better, so you can hardly blame them for making a mistake.

    • EX
      这事也难怪他，毕竟他事先并不知情。

      You can hardly blame him for this; after all, he did not know about it beforehand.

2

adverb 副

  1. Englishno wonder

    • EX
      难怪他今天没来，原来是生病了。

      No wonder he did not come today—he was ill.

    • EX
      他最近天天加班，难怪看起来这么累。

      He has been working overtime every day lately, so no wonder he looks so tired.