no wonder; hard to blame
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadverb
no wonder; so that's why; little wonder that
Used to indicate that something is not surprising given the circumstances. Often followed by an explanation introduced by 原来 or 因为.
Nán难
guài怪
tā他
jīn今
tiān天
zhè这
me么
gāo高
xìng兴
，
yuán原
lái来
xīn新
jī机
qì器
shì试
yàn验
chéng成
gōng功
le了
。
No wonder he is so happy today—the new machine test was successful.
Nán难
guài怪
nǐ你
zhè这
me么
lèi累
，
zuó昨
tiān天
gōng工
zuò作
dào到
nà那
me么
wǎn晚
。
No wonder you are so tired—you worked until so late yesterday.
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Nán难
guài怪
tā她
méi没
lái来
，
yuán原
lái来
shì是
shēng生
bìng病
le了
。
No wonder she didn't come—it turns out she was sick.
verb
to be hard to blame; cannot blame; understandable under the circumstances
Expresses understanding or forgiveness for someone's actions, often acknowledging mitigating circumstances. Often used in the construction 这也难怪 or 难怪某人.
Zhè这
yě也
nán难
guài怪
，
yī一
gè个
qī七
shí十
duō多
suì岁
de的
rén人
，
zěn怎
néng能
kàn看
de得
qīng清
zhè这
me么
xiǎo小
de的
zì字
ne呢
！
You can hardly blame him—how could a man in his seventies read such tiny print!
Nán难
guài怪
tā他
shēng生
qì气
，
bì毕
jìng竟
děng等
le了
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
You can't blame him for being angry—he waited for two hours after all.
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Nǐ你
bù不
dǒng懂
yě也
nán难
guài怪
，
zhè这
gè个
wèn问
tí题
què确
shí实
hěn很
nán难
。
It's understandable that you don't understand—this problem is indeed very difficult.