难道nán dàocould it be that...?

1. 1.

   could it be that...?adverb

• 难not compositional here
• 道not compositional here

See it in 难道你不知道吗 and 难道他生气了

1. HSK 1

   难道你不知道吗？

   Nándào nǐ bù zhīdào ma?

   Could it be that you don't know?

2. HSK 3

   难道他生气了？

   Nándào tā shēngqì le?

   Could it be that he's angry?

1. 
   Speaker A:

   门怎么开着？

   Mén zěnme kāi zhe?

   Why is the door open?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我不知道。

   Wǒ bù zhīdào.

   I don't know.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   难道你没有关门？

   Nándào nǐ méiyǒu guān mén?

   Could it be that you didn't close the door?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   啊，我忘了。

   À, wǒ wàng le.

   Oh, I forgot.

1. 1.Fill in the blank (could it be that): ___你不知道吗？ (Could it be that you don't know?)

   A难道B因为C所以
2. 2.What does 难道他生气了？ mean?

   ACould it be that he's angry?BHe is very happy.CHe went home.
3. 3.What does 难道你没有关门？ mean?

   ACould it be that you didn't close the door?BPlease open the door.CThe door is very big.

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