哪知道

nǎzhīdào

phrase HSK 7

Meanings

1 who would have known
2 unexpectedly
3 little did one know

Characters

way; path (here: complement of 知)

Examples

我以为他会来，哪知道他生病了。

Wǒ yǐwéi tā huì lái, nǎzhīdào tā shēngbìng le.

I thought he would come; who would have known he was sick.

哪知道事情会变成这样。

Nǎzhīdào shìqing huì biànchéng zhèyàng.

Who would have thought things would turn out like this.

Tips

usage

哪知道 is a rhetorical phrase expressing surprise at an unexpected outcome. It is interchangeable with 谁知道 in this sense.

Stroke Order

哪 nǎ

知 zhī

道 dào