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难道

Traditional: 難道

nán dào

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 4

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nán dào · naan4 dou6 (Jyutping)

  1. don't tell me ...
  2. could it be that...?

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

难

Meaning
difficult, arduous, hard; unable
Radical
又
Strokes
10
Components
⿰又隹
Cangjie
EOG
Four-corner
7041

道

Meaning
path, road, street; method, way
Radical
辶
Strokes
12
Components
⿺辶首
Cangjie
YTHU
Four-corner
3830.6

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