Definition
难怪 (nán guài) and 怪不得 (guài bu de) both mean 'no wonder' or 'cannot blame', but 难怪 is slightly more formal and common in writing, while 怪不得 is more colloquial and often used in everyday speech. Both can be used as adverbs or verbs.
adverb
no wondernot surprising (that...)
verb
cannot blameit's understandable (that...)
Examples
- 难怪，。nán guài tā jīntiān zhème gāoxìng, yuánlái tā kǎo le dì-yī míng.No wonder he's so happy today — it turns out he got first place.
- 难怪，。nán guài wàimiàn zhème lěng, yuánlái xià xuě le.No wonder it's so cold outside — it snowed.
- ，难怪，。Tā chídào le, dàn zhè yě nán guài tā, lùshàng dǔchē le.He was late, but you can't blame him — there was a traffic jam on the road.
Grammar
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