| 怪不得 (guàibude) can be used to express that the speaker finds something unsurprising. It can be used alone or in a variety of different structures, as shown below. 难怪 (nánguài) is another way to express the exact same thing. Emphasis on 怪不得 / 难怪: 怪不得 is used to convey the speaker's newfound understanding of a situation, having recently acquired some new information that, in his opinion, explains it. Structure: Reason + 怪不得 / 难怪 + [Observation] 怪不得 can be replaced with 难怪 in the structure without altering its meaning. Examples: 小张请假了，怪不得今天没有看到他。(Xiǎo Zhāng qǐngjià le, guàibude jīntiān méiyǒu kàndào tā) = Little Zhang asked for vacation time, no wonder I haven't seen him today. 天天迟到，怪不得他被炒鱿鱼了。(tiāntiān chídào, guàibude tā bèi chǎoyóuyú le) = He's late for work every day. No wonder he got fired. 她是你妹妹？难怪你们长得这么像。(tā shì nǐ mèimei? Nánguài nǐmen cháng de zhème xiàng) = She's your younger sister? No wonder you two look so much alike. 你手机没电了？怪不得我打不通。(nǐ shǒujī méi diàn le? Guàibude wǒ dǎ bu tōng) = Your cell phone is out of power? No wonder my call wouldn't go through. 你放了醋？难怪这么难吃！(nǐ fàng le cù? Nánguài zhème nánchī) = You put vinegar in it? No wonder it tastes so bad! Emphasis on 原来: Structure: 怪不得 / 难怪 + [Observation] ，原来 (+ 是) + Reason Examples: 难怪学生都不喜欢这个老师，原来他的作业太多了。(nánguài xuéshēng dōu bù xǐhuan zhège lǎoshī, yuánlái tā de zuòyè tài duō le) = No wonder the students don't like this teacher. He gives too much homework. 怪不得你们这么高兴，原来是要结婚了。(guàibude nǐmen zhème gāoxìng, yuánlái shì yào jiéhūn le) = No wonder you two look so happy. You are getting married. 难怪这里人这么多，原来在打折。(nánguài zhèlǐ rén zhème duō, yuánlái zài dǎzhé) = No wonder there are so many people here. There's a sale going on. 怪不得她拉肚子，原来她昨天又吃火锅了。(guàibude tā lādùzi, yuánlái tā zuótiān yòu chī huǒguō le) = No wonder she got a diarrhea. She went to eat hotpot again yesterday. 怪不得他没告诉我，原来是不想让我担心。(guàibude tā méi gàosu wǒ, yuánlái shì bù xiǎng ràng wǒ dānxīn) = No wonder he hasn't told me. He doesn't want me to worry about this.  |
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