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

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Character Breakdown

难 • nán • hard; difficult • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
nán难

hard; difficult

道 • dào • way, path, principle, method
dào道

way, path, principle, method

Word Info

Pinyinnán dào
Meaningcould it be...?
Characters2
SyntaxAdverb
4.

How to Use 难道 in Sentences

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
5.

Example Sentences with 难道

nán难
dào道
nǐ你
bù不
zhī知
dào道

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 难道.

  • 本来běn láioriginally
  • 结果jiēguǒresult; outcome; fruit
  • 粗心cū xīncareless
  • 精彩jīng cǎibrilliant
  • 付款fù kuǎnpay a sum of money
  • 景色jǐng sèscenery; view; landscape
  • 后悔hòu huǐto regret
  • 国际guó jìinternational
  • 接着jiē zheto catch; to carry on
  • 工资gōng zīwage; salary
  • 复印fù yìnto photocopy
  • 广告guǎng gàoadvertisement
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 难道.

Words with 难
  • 难听nán tīngunpleasant to hear
  • 难看nán kànugly
  • 难过nán guòhave a hard time
  • 难题
neutral
could it be like this
neutral
don't you know
informal
Spoken
isn't it okay
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
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 tí
difficult problem
  • 困难kùn nandifficulty
  • 难受nán shòufeel unwell; difficult to bear
  • 难忘nán wàngunforgettable
  • 难以nán yǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)
    • Words with 道
    • 知道zhī daoknow; realise; be aware of
    • 街道jiē dàoroad
    • 味道wèi dàoflavour
    • 道歉dào qiànapology
    • 道路dào lùroad
    • 地道dì daotunnel; underpass; typical [of a place]
    • 报道bào dàoreport
    • 跑道pǎo dàoathletic track