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怪不得 (guàibude) can be used to express that the speaker finds
something unsurprising. It can be used alone or in a variety of
different structures, as shown below. 难怪 (nánguài) is another way to
express the exact same thing.
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- [<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Emphasis on
怪不得</span>](#Emphasis_on_.E6.80.AA.E4.B8.8D.E5.BE.97 "wikilink")
- [<span class="tocnumber">1.1</span>
<span class="toctext">Structure</span>](#Structure "wikilink")
- [<span class="tocnumber">1.2</span>
<span class="toctext">Examples</span>](#Examples "wikilink")
- [<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Emphasis on
原来</span>](#Emphasis_on_.E5.8E.9F.E6.9D.A5 "wikilink")
- [<span class="tocnumber">2.1</span>
<span class="toctext">Structure</span>](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [<span class="tocnumber">2.2</span>
<span class="toctext">Examples</span>](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">The Other
Meaning of
难怪</span>](#The_Other_Meaning_of_.E9.9A.BE.E6.80.AA "wikilink")
- [<span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See
also</span>](#See_also "wikilink")
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<span id="Emphasis_on_.E6.80.AA.E4.B8.8D.E5.BE.97" class="mw-headline">Emphasis on 怪不得</span>
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### <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span>
怪不得 is used to convey the speaker's newfound understanding of a
situation, having recently acquired some new information that, in his
opinion, explains it. It can be replaced with 难怪 in the structure
without altering its meaning.
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Reason ，怪不得 / 难怪 + \[Observation\]
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### <span id="Examples" class="mw-headline">Examples</span>
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- 小张 请假 了，*怪不得* 今天 没有 看到 他 。<span class="pinyin">Xiǎo
Zhāng qǐngjià le, *guàibude* jīntiān méiyǒu kàndào
tā.</span><span class="trans">Little Zhang asked for vacation time,
no wonder I haven't seen him today.</span>
- 天天 迟到 ，*怪不得* 他 被 炒鱿鱼 。<span class="pinyin">Tiāntiān
chídào, *guàibude* tā bèi chǎoyóuyú.</span><span class="trans">He's
late for work everyday. No wonder he got fired.</span>
- 她 是 你 妹妹 ？*难怪* 你们 长 得 这么 像 。<span class="pinyin">Tā
shì nǐ mèimei? *Nánguài* nǐmen cháng de zhème
xiàng.</span><span class="trans">She's your younger sister? No
wonder you two look so much alike.</span>
- 你 手机 没电 了 ？*怪不得* 我 打 不 通 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ
shǒujī méi diàn le? *Guàibude* wǒ dǎ bu
tōng.</span><span class="trans">Your cell phone is out of battery?
No wonder I couldn't get through.</span>
- 你 放 了 醋 ？*难怪* 这么 难吃 ！<span class="pinyin">Nǐ fàng le cù?
*Nánguài* zhème nánchī!</span><span class="trans">You put vinegar?
No wonder it tastes so bad!</span>
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<span id="Emphasis_on_.E5.8E.9F.E6.9D.A5" class="mw-headline">Emphasis on 原来</span>
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### <span id="Structure_2" class="mw-headline">Structure</span>
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怪不得 / 难怪 + \[Observation\] ，原来 (+ 是) + Reason
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### <span id="Examples_2" class="mw-headline">Examples</span>
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- *怪不得* 她 拉肚子 ，**原来** 她 昨天 又 吃 火锅 了
。<span class="pinyin">*Guàibude* tā lādùzi, **yuánlái** tā zuótiān
yòu chī huǒguō le.</span><span class="trans">No wonder she had
a diarrhea. She went to eat hotpot again yesterday.</span>
- *难怪* 学生 都 不 喜欢 这个 老师 ，**原来** 他 的 作业 太 多 了
。<span class="pinyin">*Nánguài* xuéshēng dōu bù xǐhuan zhège
lǎoshī, **yuánlái** tā de zuòyè tài duō
le.</span><span class="trans">No wonder the students don't like
this teacher. The homework he gives is too much.</span>
- *怪不得* 你们 这么 高兴 ，**原来** 是 要 结婚 了
。<span class="pinyin">*Guàibude* nǐmen zhème gāoxìng, **yuánlái**
shì yào jiéhūn le.</span><span class="trans">No wonder you two look
so happy. You are getting married.</span>
- *难怪* 这里 人 这么 多 ，**原来** 在 打折
。<span class="pinyin">*Nánguài* zhèlǐ rén zhème duō, **yuánlái**
zài dǎzhé.</span><span class="trans">No wonder there are so many
people here. There's a sale going on.</span>
- *怪不得* 他 没 告诉 我 ，**原来** 是 不 想 让 我 担心
。<span class="pinyin">*Guàibude* tā méi gàosu wǒ, **yuánlái** shì
bù xiǎng ràng wǒ dānxīn.</span><span class="trans">No wonder he
hasn't told me. He doesn't want me to worry about this.</span>
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<span id="The_Other_Meaning_of_.E9.9A.BE.E6.80.AA" class="mw-headline">The Other Meaning of 难怪</span>
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This usage is definitely less common, but sometimes 难怪 is a
combination of the [难 +
Verb](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Difficult_to_do_something)
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- 这 也 *难怪* 他 ，他 这么 小 。<span class="pinyin"> Zhè yě
*nánguài* tā, tā zhème xiǎo.</span><span class="trans">We can't
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- 这 也 *难怪* 大家 ，是 我们 通知 晚 了 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè yě
*nánguài* dàjiā, shì wǒmen tōngzhī wǎn
le.</span><span class="trans">We can't really blame everybody. It
was such short notice.</span>
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When used in this way it expresses that the speaker assigns no blame in
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undeserving of blame is mentioned directly after 难怪, as in the first
two examples. Often, however, the context makes clear who this person
is, and this is not necessary, as in the third example.
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