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Expressing "no wonder"
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Similar to
- [Expressing "all along" with
"yuanlai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22all_along%22_with_%22yuanlai%22) (B1)
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Keywords
[难怪](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E9%9A%BE%E6%80%AA),
[怪不得](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%80%AA%E4%B8%8D%E5%BE%97),
[难](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E9%9A%BE),
[怪](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%80%AA)
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Contents
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- [1 Emphasis on
怪不得](#Emphasis_on_.E6.80.AA.E4.B8.8D.E5.BE.97 "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Emphasis on
原来](#Emphasis_on_.E5.8E.9F.E6.9D.A5 "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 The Other
Meaning of
难怪](#The_Other_Meaning_of_.E9.9A.BE.E6.80.AA "wikilink")
- [4 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [5 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [5.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
- [5.2
Dictionaries](#Dictionaries "wikilink")
Reason ，怪不得 / 难怪 + \[Observation\]
### Examples
- 小张 请假 了，*怪不得* 今天 没有 看到 他 。Xiǎo
Zhāng qǐngjià le, *guàibude* jīntiān méiyǒu kàndào
tā.Little Zhang asked for vacation time,
no wonder I haven't seen him today.
- 天天 迟到 ，*怪不得* 他 被 炒鱿鱼 。Tiāntiān
chídào, *guàibude* tā bèi chǎoyóuyú.He's
late for work everyday. No wonder he got fired.
- 她 是 你 妹妹 ？*难怪* 你们 长 得 这么 像 。Tā
shì nǐ mèimei? *Nánguài* nǐmen cháng de zhème
xiàng.She's your younger sister? No
wonder you two look so much alike.
- 你 手机 没电 了 ？*怪不得* 我 打 不 通 。Nǐ
shǒujī méi diàn le? *Guàibude* wǒ dǎ bu
tōng.Your cell phone is out of battery?
No wonder I couldn't get through.
- 你 放 了 醋 ？*难怪* 这么 难吃 ！Nǐ fàng le cù?
*Nánguài* zhème nánchī!You put vinegar?
No wonder it tastes so bad!
Emphasis on 原来
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### Structure
怪不得 / 难怪 + \[Observation\] ，原来 (+ 是) + Reason
### Examples
- *怪不得* 她 拉肚子 ，**原来** 她 昨天 又 吃 火锅 了
。*Guàibude* tā lādùzi, **yuánlái** tā zuótiān
yòu chī huǒguō le.No wonder she had
a diarrhea. She went to eat hotpot again yesterday.
- *难怪* 学生 都 不 喜欢 这个 老师 ，**原来** 他 的 作业 太 多 了
。*Nánguài* xuéshēng dōu bù xǐhuan zhège
lǎoshī, **yuánlái** tā de zuòyè tài duō
le.No wonder the students don't like
this teacher. The homework he gives is too much.
- *怪不得* 你们 这么 高兴 ，**原来** 是 要 结婚 了
。*Guàibude* nǐmen zhème gāoxìng, **yuánlái**
shì yào jiéhūn le.No wonder you two look
so happy. You are getting married.
- *难怪* 这里 人 这么 多 ，**原来** 在 打折
。*Nánguài* zhèlǐ rén zhème duō, **yuánlái**
zài dǎzhé.No wonder there are so many
people here. There's a sale going on.
- *怪不得* 他 没 告诉 我 ，**原来** 是 不 想 让 我 担心
。*Guàibude* tā méi gàosu wǒ, **yuánlái** shì
bù xiǎng ràng wǒ dānxīn.No wonder he
hasn't told me. He doesn't want me to worry about this.
The Other Meaning of 难怪
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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)
pattern and the verb 怪, meaning "to blame." In this case, the meaning
is totally different. Although it's not as common, and you shouldn't
need to worry about it too much, we include it here because if you ever
run into and think that 难怪 can only ever have one meaning, it can
totally throw you for a loop.
A few examples:
- 这 也 *难怪* 他 ，他 这么 小 。 Zhè yě
*nánguài* tā, tā zhème xiǎo.We can't
really blame him. He's so young.
- 这 也 *难怪* 大家 ，是 我们 通知 晚 了 。Zhè yě
*nánguài* dàjiā, shì wǒmen tōngzhī wǎn
le.We can't really blame everybody. It
was such short notice.
When used in this way it expresses that the speaker assigns no blame in
the situation he is describing. Sometimes the specific person
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.
See also
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- ["All along" with
"yuanlai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22All_along%22_with_%22yuanlai%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
- [现代汉语八百词（增订本）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D%EF%BC%88%E5%A2%9E%E8%AE%A2%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89) (pp.
239, 408) \[ →buy\]
- [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part
1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1) (pp.
199) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2fdV2l3)
### Dictionaries
- [现代汉语词典（第5版）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89) (pp.
499, 981)
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