no wonder; that explains
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
no wonder; that explains
dialectUsed at the beginning of a sentence to express realization of the reason for something previously observed. Marks the following clause as the explanation. A dialectal equivalent of 怪不得.
Tā她
shì是
wǒ我
guò过
qù去
de的
xué学
shēng生
，
guài怪
dào道
jué觉
de得
yǎn眼
shú熟
。
She's my former student, no wonder she looks familiar.
Guài怪
dào道
jīn今
tiān天
zhè这
me么
lěng冷
，
yuán原
lái来
shì是
xià下
xuě雪
le了
。
No wonder it's so cold today, it turns out it's snowing.
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Tā他
tí提
qián前
fù复
xí习
le了
，
guài怪
dào道
kǎo考
de得
zhè这
me么
hǎo好
。
He reviewed in advance, no wonder he did so well on the exam.