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怪不得 (guài bu de): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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怪不得 (guài bu de): No wonder (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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怪不得 consists of 3 characters.

strange, unusual, to blame

How to Use 怪不得 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 怪不得 with other words naturally.

Verb + Clausewith生气

guài怪

bu不

de得

tā他

shēng生

qì气

neutral

no wonder he is angry

Subject + Verbwith天气

guài怪

bu不

de得

tiān天

qì气

bù不

hǎo好

Verb + Complementwith贵

guài怪

bu不

de得

zhè这

me么

guì贵

Verb + Objectwith你

guài怪

bu不

de得

nǐ你

Example Sentences with 怪不得

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

méi没

lái来

，

guài怪

neutral

no wonder the weather is bad

neutral

no wonder it's so expensive

neutral

Spoken

no wonder it's you

bù

不

dé得

jiào教

shì室

lǐ里

zhè这

me么

ān安

jìng静

。

He didn't come today, no wonder the classroom is so quiet.

Yuán原

lái来

nǐ你

zuó昨

tiān天

méi没

shuì睡

hǎo好

，

guài怪

bu不

de得

jīn今

tiān天

zhè这

me么

lèi累

。

So you didn't sleep well yesterday, no wonder you're so tired today.

guài怪

bù不

dé得

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

zǒng总

shì是

xīn心

bú不

zài在

yān焉

，

yuán原

lái来

shì是

yù遇

dào到

le了

jí棘

shǒu手

de的

jiā家

tíng庭

wèn问

tí题

。

No wonder he has been absent-minded lately; it turns out he encountered a thorny family issue.

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guài怪

bù不

dé得

zhè这

xiàng项

tí提

àn案

néng能

shùn顺

lì利

tōng通

guò过

，

yīn因

wèi为

tā它

jīng经

guò过

le了

zhōu周

mì密

de的

lùn论

zhèng证

hé和

guǎng广

fàn泛

de的

zī咨

xún询

。

No wonder this proposal passed smoothly, as it underwent thorough demonstration and extensive consultation.

guài怪

bù不

dé得

nǐ你

zuó昨

tiān天

nà那

me么

lèi累

guài怪

bù不

dé得

nǐ你

zuó昨

tiān天

méi没

huí回

fù复

guài怪

bù不

dé得

tā他

méi没

néng能

àn按

shí时

wán完

guài怪

bù不

dé得

tā他

duì对

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

guài怪

bù不

dé得

shì市

chǎng场

fǎn反

yìng应

rú如

cǐ此

，

yuán原

lái来

nǐ你

gōng工

zuò作

le了

zhěng整

zhěng整

shí十

èr二

gè个

xiǎo小

shí时

。

No wonder you were so tired yesterday, it turns out you worked for a full twelve hours.

yóu邮

jiàn件

，

nán难

dào道

shì是

yīn因

wèi为

wǎng网

luò络

lián连

jiē接

chū出

le了

gù故

zhàng障

ma吗

？

No wonder you didn't reply to the email yesterday; could it be because the network connection malfunctioned?

chéng成

rèn任

wu务

，

bìng并

bú不

shì是

yīn因

wèi为

tā他

quē缺

fá乏

néng能

lì力

，

ér而

shì是

zī资

yuán源

fēn分

pèi配

bù不

zú足

。

No wonder he failed to complete the task on time; it wasn't due to a lack of ability but rather insufficient resource allocation.

liǎo了

rú如

zhǐ指

zhǎng掌

，

yuán原

lái来

tā他

zhī之

qián前

cān参

yù与

guò过

lèi类

sì似

de的

yán研

fā发

gōng工

zuò作

。

No wonder he knows this project inside out, it turns out he was involved in similar research and development work before.

lěng冷

dàn淡

，

jì既

yīn因

wèi为

chǎn产

pǐn品

dìng定

wèi位

mó模

hu糊

，

yòu又

yóu由

yú于

xuān宣

chuán传

cè策

lüè略

shī失

dàng当

。

No wonder the market response has been so lukewarm, both because the product positioning is vague and due to inappropriate promotional strategies.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 怪不得.

Words with 怪

奇怪qí guàiHSK 3
古怪gǔ guài
妖怪yāo guài
怪异guài yì
怪物guài wu
责怪zé guài
难怪nán guài
大惊小怪dà jīng xiǎo guài

Words with 不

不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不但……而且……bù dàn ……ér qiě ……HSK 3
不仅bù jǐnHSK 4
不管bù guǎnHSK 4
不过bú guòHSK 4
不得不bù dé bùHSK 4
受不了shòu bù liǎoHSK 4

Words with 得

觉得jué deHSK 2
记得jì deHSK 3
值得zhí deHSK 4
得意dé yìHSK 4
获得huò déHSK 4
不得不bù dé bùHSK 4
来得及lái de jíHSK 4
不得了

bù dé liǎo

HSK 5