怪不得 (guàibude) · no wonder

怪不得 (guàibude) means “no wonder; so that's why”. It is written with 3 characters: 怪 (strange) + 不 (not) + 得 (to get). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 怪不得 is built

The characters

怪 guài · strange

What 怪 is made of

忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
圣shèng — holy
- 又yòu — and
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

不 bù · not

What 不 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

得 dé · to get

What 得 is made of

彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
寸cùn — inch

Origin hint: A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

怪不得他这么高兴，原来考了第一。Guàibude tā zhème gāoxìng, yuánlái kǎo le dìyī.No wonder he's so happy, he came first.

下雨了，怪不得这么冷。Xiàyǔ le, guàibude zhème lěng.It's raining, no wonder it's so cold.

Questions about 怪不得

What does 怪不得 mean?

怪不得 (guàibude) means “no wonder; so that's why”.

How do you pronounce 怪不得?

怪不得 is pronounced guàibude.

Which HSK level is 怪不得?

怪不得 is in Old HSK 5.

Related words

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It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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