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title: "Guaibude Meaning: 怪不得 (guàibude) Means “no wonder”"
description: "怪不得 (guàibude) means “no wonder; so that's why”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guaibude"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 怪不得 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

怪不得 guàibude

## no wonder; so that's why

## It can also mean

- cannot blame

## Its characters

1. 怪 guài to blame (as in 怪我)

## In a sentence

外面下雨了，怪不得这么冷。 It's raining outside; no wonder it's so cold.

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## More words with 怪 or 不 or 得

- [必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bibukeshao)
- [不安 bù’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buan)
- [不必 bùbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubi)
- [不便 bùbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubian)
- [不曾 bùcéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buceng)
- [不成 bùchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucheng)
- [不错 bùcuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucuo)
- [不但 bùdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budan)
- [不当 bùdàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budang)
- [不得 bùdé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bude)

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