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难道 (nán dào): Could it be...? (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

难道 consists of 2 characters.

难
nán
hard; difficult
道
dào
way, path, principle, method

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Pinyinnán dào
Meaningcould it be...?
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 4
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SyntaxAdverb
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3.

How to Use 难道 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Verb + Complementwith说
nán难
dào道
shuō说
cuò错
le了
neutral
did I say it wrong
Adverb + Verb + Objectwith是
nán难
dào道
shì是
zhè这
yàng样
Adverb + Subject + Verbwith你
nán难
dào道
nǐ你
bù不
zhī知
dào道
Adverb + Adjective + Particlewith不行
nán难
dào道
bù不
xíng行
ma吗
4.

Example Sentences with 难道

nán难
dào道
nǐ你
bù不
è饿
ma吗
？
neutral
could it be like this
neutral
don't you know
informal
Spoken
isn't it okay
Aren't you hungry?
Nán难
dào道
nǐ你
bù不
zhī知
dào道
jīn今
tiān天
yǒu有
kǎo考
shì试
ma吗
？
Could it be that you didn't know there's an exam today?
nán难
dào道
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
zhēn真
de的
wú无
fǎ法
àn按
shí时
wán完
chéng成
ma吗
？
Could it be that this project really cannot be completed on time?
nán难
dào道
tā他
zuó昨
wǎn晚
mò没
shōu收
dào到
wǒ我
de的
zhòng重
yào要
xìn信
xī息
？
Could it be that he didn't receive my important message last night?
nán难
dào道
wǒ我
men们
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
bāng帮
zhù助
tā他
ma吗
？
Shouldn't we help him?
nán难
dào道
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
zhè这
yàng样
fàng放
qì弃
，
bú不
zài再
cháng尝
shì试
yí一
cì次
？
Could it be that we are just giving up like this, without trying one more time?
nán难
dào道
nǐ你
bù不
jué觉
de得
zhè这
ge个
jué决
dìng定
yǒu有
xiē些
cāng仓
cù促
ma吗
？
Could it be that you don't think this decision is a bit hasty?
nán难
dào道
nǐ你
wàng忘
le了
wǒ我
men们
yuē约
hǎo好
jīn今
tiān天
yì一
qǐ起
qù去
kàn看
diàn电
yǐng影
ma吗
？
Did you forget that we agreed to go to the movies together today?
nán难
dào道
jīn今
tiān天
de的
huì会
yì议
lín临
shí时
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
？
Could it be that today's meeting was canceled at the last minute?

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 难道.

  • 交流jiāo liúexchange; communication
  • 发生fā shēnghappen
  • 教授jiào shòuprofessor
  • 厕所cè suǒtoilets; lavatory
  • 打扰dǎ rǎodisturb
  • 出发chū fāset off; depart
  • 安排ān páito arrange; plan
  • 地球dì qiúearth
  • 表扬biǎo yángto praise
  • 对面duì miànopposite
  • 故意gù yìintentional
  • 保护bǎo hùprotection; to protect
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 难道.

Words with 难
  • 难听nán tīngHSK 3
  • 难看nán kànHSK 3
  • 难过nán guòHSK 3
  • 难题nán tíHSK 3
  • 困难kùn nanHSK 4
  • 难受nán shòuHSK 4
难忘
nán wàng
HSK 4
  • 难以nán yǐHSK 5
    • Words with 道
    • 知道zhī daoHSK 2
    • 街道jiē dàoHSK 3
    • 味道wèi dàoHSK 4
    • 道歉dào qiànHSK 4
    • 道路dào lùHSK 4
    • 地道dì daoHSK 5
    • 报道bào dàoHSK 5
    • 跑道pǎo dàoHSK 5