不足为怪

不足為怪

bùzúwéiguài

idiom #49,272

Meanings

1 nothing to be surprised at
2 hardly surprising
3 only to be expected

Characters

enough; sufficient

strange; to wonder at

Examples

他从小被宠坏了，变成这样也不足为怪。

Tā cóngxiǎo bèi chǒnghuài le, biànchéng zhèyàng yě bùzúwéiguài.

He was spoiled from childhood, so turning out this way is hardly surprising.

大城市堵车不足为怪。

Dà chéngshì dǔchē bùzúwéiguài.

Traffic jams in big cities are nothing to wonder at.

经验丰富的他做出这种判断不足为怪。

Jīngyàn fēngfù de tā zuòchū zhè zhǒng pànduàn bùzúwéiguài.

Given his deep experience, him reaching this judgement is hardly surprising.

Tips

usage

Typically sits at the end of a sentence as a comment: [situation]+也/就不足为怪. Interchangeable with 不足为奇, though 不足为怪 leans slightly more toward 'no cause for alarm.'

Stroke Order

不 bù

足 zú

为 wèi

怪 guài