day 19moods: surely, no wonder

moods: surely, no wonder

Colour what you say with surprise, guesses and certainty (no wonder, could it be, surely, why bother), and build up an argument with 别说……都…… and ……更不用说……了.

today’s words

• 必定 bìdìng · surely, certainly
• 必将 bìjiāng · will surely
• 不妨 bùfáng · might as well, there’s no harm in
• 不免 bùmiǎn · can’t help but, inevitably
• 反倒 fǎndào · on the contrary, instead
• 非得 fēiděi · must, have to (spoken)
• 分明 fēnmíng · clearly, obviously
• 怪不得 guàibude · no wonder
• 果真 guǒzhēn · really, as expected
• 好在 hǎozài · luckily, fortunately
• 何必 hébì · why bother, there’s no need
• 竟 jìng · unexpectedly, actually (written)
• 愣 lèng · stunned; to be dumbfounded
• 莫非 mòfēi · could it be that … ?
• 难怪 nánguài · no wonder
• 何苦 hékǔ · why go to such trouble
• 巴不得 bābudé · to be dying to, can’t wait to
• 恨不得 hènbude · to wish one could, to itch to
• 并非 bìngfēi · is not, is by no means
• 除外 chúwài · to be excepted, except
• 可谓 kěwèi · it may be called, truly
• 免不了 miǎnbuliǎo · to be unavoidable
• 少不了 shǎobuliǎo · can’t do without; bound to be
• 所谓 suǒwèi · so-called; what is called
• 予以 yǔyǐ · to give, to grant (formal)
• 不予 bùyǔ · not to grant (formal)
• 犯不着 fànbuzháo · not worth it, no need to
• 犯得着 fàndezháo · is it worth it? (in questions)
• 可否 kěfǒu · may I ask whether, could (formal)
• 有所 yǒusuǒ · to some extent, somewhat
• 别说 biéshuō · let alone, not to mention
• 何况 hékuàng · let alone, besides
• 尚且 shàngqiě · even

sentences

• 别说外国人，连中国人都不认识这个字。 · Forget foreigners: even Chinese people don’t know this character.
• 他连饭都不会做，更不用说请客了。 · He can’t even cook a meal, let alone throw a dinner party.
• 大学生尚且觉得难，何况小学生呢？ · Even university students find it hard, let alone primary-school children.
• 为这点小事生气，你何苦呢？ · Why put yourself through getting angry over such a little thing?
• 这点小事，犯得着你亲自跑一趟吗？ · Is a little thing like this really worth a trip in person?