难道 Meaning & Sentences

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难道

HSK 4
P
nɑ́n dɑ̀o
I
[nan³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
Z
ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ
adv.

The meaning of 难道

加强反问语气。用于肯定反问句，表示否定的意思；用于否定反问句，表示肯定的意思。如“难道汉语真的这么难吗？”表示说话者强调汉语不难。
The adverb "难道" emphasizes the tone of a rhetorical question. Positive rhetorical questions indicate negative meanings, and negative rhetorical questions indicate positive meanings. For example, the sentence "难道汉语真的这么难吗？（is Chinese really that difficult?）" emphasizes that Chinese is not difficult.

Use 难道 in a Sentence

怎么又买了这么多饼干和巧克力？难道你不减肥了？

zěn me
[tsən²¹⁴ mɤ⁴]
ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
yòu
[iou⁵¹]
丨ㄡˋ
adv.
mɑ̌i
[mai²¹⁴]
ㄇㄞˇ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
zhè me duō
[tʂɤ⁵¹ mɤ¹ tuo⁵⁵]
ㄓㄜˋ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄉㄨㄛ
pron.
bǐnɡ ɡɑ̄n
[piŋ²¹⁴ kan⁵⁵]
ㄅ丨ㄥˇ ㄍㄢ
n.
hé
[xɤ³⁵]
ㄏㄜˊ
conj.
qiɑ̌o kè lì
[tɕʰiɑu²¹⁴ kʰɤ⁵¹ li⁵¹]
ㄑ丨ㄠˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌ丨ˋ
n.
？
nɑ́n dɑ̀o
[nan³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ
adv.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
jiɑ̌n féi
[tɕiɛn²¹⁴ fei³⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄢˇ ㄈㄟˊ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
？
Why did you buy so many cookies and chocolates again? Are you not losing weight?
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A：喂，都十点了，你怎么还不来？
B：难道你没看短信？我今天有事去不了了。

A
：
wèi
[uei⁵¹]
ㄨㄟˋ
int.
，
dōu
[tou⁵⁵]
ㄉㄡ
adv.
shí diɑ̌n
[ʂʅ³⁵ tiɛn²¹⁴]
ㄕˊ ㄉ丨ㄢˇ
n.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
，
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
zěn me
[tsən²¹⁴ mɤ⁴]
ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
hɑ́i
[xai³⁵]
ㄏㄞˊ
adv.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
lɑ́i
[lai³⁵]
ㄌㄞˊ
v.
？
A: Hey, it's ten o'clock, why haven't you come yet?
B
：
nɑ́n dɑ̀o
[nan³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ
adv.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
méi
[mei³⁵]
ㄇㄟˊ
adv.
kɑ̀n
[kʰan⁵¹]
ㄎㄢˋ
v.
duɑ̌n xìn
[tuan²¹⁴ ɕin⁵¹]
ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒ丨ㄣˋ
n.
？
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
jīn tiɑ̄n
[tɕin⁵⁵ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄣ ㄊ丨ㄢ
n.
yǒu shì
[iou²¹⁴ ʂʅ⁵¹]
丨ㄡˇ ㄕˋ
v.
qù bù liɑ̌o
[tɕʰy⁵¹ pu⁵¹ liɑu²¹⁴]
ㄑㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌ丨ㄠˇ
idiom
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
。
B: Don't you read the text messages? I can't go there today.
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A：你不是两点就出发了吗？难道路上花了两个多小时？
B：我那辆车出了点儿问题，刚才把车送去修了。

A
：
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
liɑ̌nɡ diɑ̌n
[liɑŋ²¹⁴ tiɛn²¹⁴]
ㄌ丨ㄤˇ ㄉ丨ㄢˇ
num.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
chū fɑ̄
[tʂʰu⁵⁵ fᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄔㄨ ㄈㄚ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
mɑ
[mᴀ]
ㄇㄚ
part.
？
nɑ́n dɑ̀o
[nan³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ
adv.
lù
[lu⁵¹]
ㄌㄨˋ
n.
shɑ̀nɡ
[ʂɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄕㄤˋ
n.
huɑ̄
[xuᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄏㄨㄚ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
liɑ̌nɡ
[liɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄌ丨ㄤˇ
num.
ɡè
[kɤ⁵¹]
ㄍㄜˋ
m.
duō
[tuo⁵⁵]
ㄉㄨㄛ
num.
xiɑ̌o shí
[ɕiɑu²¹⁴ ʂʅ³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄠˇ ㄕˊ
n.
？
A: Didn't you leave at two o'clock? Did it take more than two hours on the road?
B
：
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
nɑ̀
[nᴀ⁵¹]
ㄋㄚˋ
pron.
liɑ̀nɡ
[liɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄌ丨ㄤˋ
m.
chē
[tʂʰɤ⁵⁵]
ㄔㄜ
n.
chū
[tʂʰu⁵⁵]
ㄔㄨ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
diɑ̌n ér
[tiɛn²¹⁴ ər³⁵]
ㄉ丨ㄢˇ ㄦˊ
m.
wèn tí
[uən⁵¹ tʰi³⁵]
ㄨㄣˋ ㄊ丨ˊ
n.
，
ɡɑ̄nɡ cɑ́i
[kɑŋ⁵⁵ tsʰai³⁵]
ㄍㄤ ㄘㄞˊ
n.
bɑ̌
[pᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄅㄚˇ
prep.
chē
[tʂʰɤ⁵⁵]
ㄔㄜ
n.
sònɡ qù
[soŋ⁵¹ tɕʰy⁵¹]
ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄩˋ
v.
xiū
[ɕiou⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄡ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
。
B: There was something wrong with my car. I just sent it in for repair.
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难道

HSK 4
P
nɑ́n dɑ̀o
I
[nan³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
Z
ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ
adv.

The meaning of 难道

used in a rhetorical question for emphasis

Use 难道 in a Sentence

难道你不减肥了？

nɑ́n dɑ̀o
[nan³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ
adv.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
jiɑ̌n féi
[tɕiɛn²¹⁴ fei³⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄢˇ ㄈㄟˊ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
？
Are you not losing weight?
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难道它还能让衣服不掉颜色？

nɑ́n dɑ̀o
[nan³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ
adv.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
hɑ́i
[xai³⁵]
ㄏㄞˊ
adv.
nénɡ
[nəŋ³⁵]
ㄋㄥˊ
v.
rɑ̀nɡ
[ʐɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄖㄤˋ
v.
yī fu
[i⁵⁵ fu²]
丨 ˙ㄈㄨ
n.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
diɑ̀o
[tiɑu⁵¹]
ㄉ丨ㄠˋ
v.
yɑ́n sè
[iɛn³⁵ sɤ⁵¹]
丨ㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ
n.
？
Does it also keep clothes from fading?
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离开了手机，难道会死吗？

lí kɑ̄i
[li³⁵ kʰai⁵⁵]
ㄌ丨ˊ ㄎㄞ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
shǒu jī
[ʂou²¹⁴ tɕi⁵⁵]
ㄕㄡˇ ㄐ丨
n.
，
nɑ́n dɑ̀o
[nan³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ
adv.
huì
[xuei⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄟˋ
v.
sǐ
[sɿ²¹⁴]
ㄙˇ
v.
mɑ
[mᴀ]
ㄇㄚ
part.
？
If you leave your phone, will you die?
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不成

HSK 6
P
bù chénɡ
I
[pu⁵¹ tʂʰəŋ³⁵]
Z
ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ
part.

The meaning of 不成

用在句末，表示推测或反问的语气，前面常有“难道、莫非”等词呼应。

Use 不成 in a Sentence

璧都到了我这儿，我还怕他跑了不成？

bì
[pi⁵¹]
ㄅ丨ˋ
proper noun
dōu
[tou⁵⁵]
ㄉㄡ
adv.
dɑ̀o le
[tɑu⁵¹ lɤ¹]
ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄌㄜ
v.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
zhè ér
[tʂɤ⁵¹ ər³⁵]
ㄓㄜˋ ㄦˊ
pron.
，
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
hɑ́i
[xai³⁵]
ㄏㄞˊ
adv.
pɑ̀
[pʰᴀ⁵¹]
ㄆㄚˋ
v.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
pɑ̌o
[pʰɑu²¹⁴]
ㄆㄠˇ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
chénɡ
[tʂʰəŋ³⁵]
ㄔㄥˊ
v.
？
Bidu has come to my place, I'm still afraid that he won't run away?
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我堂堂秦王，（难道）还会骗你不成？

wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
tɑ́nɡ tɑ́nɡ
[tʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵]
ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄤˊ
adj.
qín wɑ́nɡ
[tɕʰin³⁵ uɑŋ³⁵]
ㄑ丨ㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ
n.
，
（
nɑ́n dɑ̀o
[nan³⁵ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄠˋ
adv.
）
hɑ́i
[xai³⁵]
ㄏㄞˊ
adv.
huì
[xuei⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄟˋ
v.
piɑ̀n
[pʰiɛn⁵¹]
ㄆ丨ㄢˋ
v.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
chénɡ
[tʂʰəŋ³⁵]
ㄔㄥˊ
v.
？
I am the dignified King of Qin, (could it be) I will still lie to you?
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他大吃一惊，头脑中一片空白——莫非受了骗不成？

tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
dɑ̀ chī yī jīnɡ
[tᴀ⁵¹ tʂʰʅ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ tɕiŋ⁵⁵]
ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ 丨 ㄐ丨ㄥ
idiom
，
tóu nɑ̌o
[tʰou³⁵ nɑu²¹⁴]
ㄊㄡˊ ㄋㄠˇ
n.
zhōnɡ
[tʂoŋ⁵⁵]
ㄓㄨㄥ
n.
yī piɑ̀n
[i⁵⁵ pʰiɛn⁵¹]
丨 ㄆ丨ㄢˋ
num.
kònɡ bɑ́i
[kʰoŋ⁵¹ pai³⁵]
ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ
n.
—
—
mò fēi
[mo⁵¹ fei⁵⁵]
ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄟ
adv.
shòu
[ʂou⁵¹]
ㄕㄡˋ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
piɑ̀n
[pʰiɛn⁵¹]
ㄆ丨ㄢˋ
v.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
chénɡ
[tʂʰəŋ³⁵]
ㄔㄥˊ
v.
？
He was taken aback, and his mind went blank - could he be deceived?
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