Definition
怪不得 (guài bu de) and 难怪 (nán guài) both mean 'no wonder' (adverb) and 'cannot blame' (verb). 怪不得 is the more colloquial, everyday choice in spoken Chinese; 难怪 is slightly more formal and often used in writing. When used as a verb meaning 'cannot blame', 怪不得 is more common as a predicate (怪不得他), while 难怪 is less frequent in that role.
adverb
no wonderso that's why
verb
cannot blamebe not to blame
Examples
- 怪不得，。guài bu de tā jīntiān zhème gāoxìng, yuánlái shì yīnwèi kǎoshì tōngguò le.No wonder he is so happy today — it's because he passed the exam.
- 怪不得，。Zhè jiàn shì guài bu de tā, shì dàjiā méiyǒu shuō qīngchu.He can't be blamed for this — everyone didn't explain clearly.
- 怪不得，。guài bu de zuìjìn zǒngshì xià yǔ, yuánlái táifēng yào lái le.No wonder it's been raining so much lately — a typhoon is coming.
Grammar
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