哪
知
道

Who would have thought that ...? in Chinese: 哪知道 (nǎ zhī dào)

nǎ zhī dào

who would have thought that ...?

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Definitions

  1. 1who would have thought that ...?

Stroke order

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哪
知
道

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄋㄚˇ

nǎ

ㄋ/ nㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄉㄠˋ

dào

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我以为他会来，哪知道他忘了。

    wǒ yǐ wéi tā huì lái， nǎ zhī dào tā wàng le。

    I thought he would come; who knew he would forget.

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Related words

哪

nǎ

how

道

dào

road

知道

zhī dào

to know

街道

jiē dào

street

报道

bào dào

to report (news)

道歉

dào qiàn

to apologize

难道

nán dào

don't tell me ...

通知

tōng zhī

to notify

味道

wèi dao

flavor

知识

zhī shi

knowledge

道德

dào dé

virtue

道理

dào li

reason

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