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怪不得

guàibude
adverb HSK 7 #6,003

Meanings

  1. 1 no wonder
  2. 2 so that's why

Examples

怪不得他今天没来，原来他生病了。
Guàibude tā jīntiān méi lái, yuánlái tā shēngbìng le.
No wonder he didn't come today — he was sick.
怪不得这么贵，是进口的啊。
Guàibude zhème guì, shì jìnkǒu de a.
No wonder it's so expensive — it's imported.

Tips

grammar
怪不得 is used when you suddenly understand the reason for something. Pattern: 怪不得 + [observation], 原来 + [reason], or [reason], 怪不得 + [observation].
memory
怪 (strange) 不得 (cannot) — you can't blame it for being strange, because now you know the reason!

Stroke Order

怪 guài
不 bù
得 dé