难怪
Old HSK 5
难怪 (nánguài) · no wonder
难怪 (nánguài) means “no wonder”. It is written with 2 characters: 难 (difficult) + 怪 (strange). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 难怪 is built
The characters
难 nán · difficult
What 难 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A hand 又 trying to grasp at a bird 隹 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
Example sentences
难怪他不高兴，原来丢了手机。Nánguài tā bù gāoxìng, yuánlái diū le shǒujī.No wonder he's unhappy, he lost his phone.
她在国外住了十年，难怪英语这么好。Tā zài guówài zhù le shí nián, nánguài Yīngyǔ zhème hǎo.She lived abroad for ten years, no wonder her English is so good.
Questions about 难怪
What does 难怪 mean?
难怪 (nánguài) means “no wonder”.
How do you pronounce 难怪?
难怪 is pronounced nánguài.
Which HSK level is 难怪?
难怪 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 难过nánguòsad
- 难看nánkànugly
- 难受nánshòuto feel unwell
- 难题nántídifficult problem
- 难听nántīngunpleasant to hear
- 困难kùnnandifficulty
- 难道nándàocould it be that…?
- 难度nándùdifficulty
- 难免nánmiǎnhard to avoid
- 艰难jiānnándifficult
Learn 难怪 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.