Adv.could it be...?

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 难道.
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道 stroke order svg

Practice writing 难道 (nán dào) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

难道 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 难道 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 难道 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verb + Complementwith
nán
dào
shuō
cuò
liǎo
neutral
did I say it wrong
Adverb + Verb + Objectwith
nán
dào
shì
zhè
yàng
neutral
could it be like this
Adverb + Subject + Verbwith
nán
dào
zhī
dào
neutral
don't you know
Adverb + Adjective + Particlewith不行
nán
dào
xíng
ma
informalSpoken
isn't it okay

Example Sentences with 难道

nán
dào
è饿
ma
Aren't you hungry?
nán
dào
zhè
ge
xiàng
zhēn
de
àn
shí
wán
chéng
ma
Could it be that this project really cannot be completed on time?
nán
dào
zuó
wǎn
shōu
dào
de
zhòng
yào
xìn
Could it be that he didn't receive my important message last night?
nán
dào
men
yīng
gāi
bāng
zhù
ma
Shouldn't we help him?
nán
dào
men
jiù
zhè
yàng
fàng
zài
cháng
shì
Could it be that we are just giving up like this, without trying one more time?
nán
dào
jué
de
zhè
ge
jué
dìng
yǒu
xiē
cāng
ma
Could it be that you don't think this decision is a bit hasty?
nán
dào
wàng
le
men
yuē
hǎo
jīn
tiān
kàn
diàn
yǐng
ma
Did you forget that we agreed to go to the movies together today?
nán
dào
jīn
tiān
de
huì
lín
shí
xiāo
le
Could it be that today's meeting was canceled at the last minute?