# 难道 (nándào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 难道 (nándào) means “(adv.) don't tell me...; could it be”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv.) don't tell me...; could it be
- Pinyin: nándào (nan2 dao4)
- Traditional: 難道
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 难道你忘了今天的会议吗？
  Nándào nǐ wàngle jīntiān de huìyì ma?
  Could it be that you forgot today's meeting?

## Characters

- [难](https://hanziro.com/word/nan-difficult/) (nán): difficult
- [道](https://hanziro.com/word/dao-courses-questions/) (dào): (measure word) for courses/questions; road

https://hanziro.com/word/nan-dao-dont-tell-me/

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