Meaning
how can it be that
Chinese: 难道，文言反问词。
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The same syllable “qi” becomes a different word in each tone. 岂 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 岂有此理qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐhow can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd
- 岂不qǐ bùhow couldn't...?; wouldn't it...?
- 岂非qǐ fēiwouldn't it be ... ?
- 岂料qǐ liàowho would have thought that; who would have expected that
- 岂止qǐ zhǐnot only; far from; more than
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Example Sentence
这么简单的道理，我岂能不懂？Zhè me jiǎn dān de dào lǐ, wǒ qǐ néng bù dǒng?How could I not understand such a simple principle?
这么Zhè meso much简单jiǎn dānsimple的deof道理dào lǐreason，我wǒI岂qǐhow? (emphatic question)能néngcan不bùnot懂dǒngto understand？