难道说 (nán) — (rhetorical question marker) do you really mean to say that…?; could it be that…?

Definição

难道说 opens a rhetorical question that implies 'surely not…' or 'you don't really mean…'. It is more emphatic than 吗 and almost always expects the listener to disagree.

verb
(rhetorical question marker) do you really mean to say that…?could it be that…?

Exemplos

  • 难道说
    nán Nǐ bù xǐ huan zhè ge lǐ wù?
    Do you really mean to say you don't like this gift?
  • 难道说
    nán Wǒ men jiù zhè yàng fàng qì le?
    Could it be that we're just giving up like this?
  • 难道说
    nán Tā yǐ jīng zhī dào le zhè jiàn shì?
    Do you really mean to say he already knows about this?

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