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难不成
nánbùchéng
Description
“难不成”用在问句里，表示说话人猜测一个不太可能的原因，有点惊讶或不相信的意思。
"难不成" is used in questions to express the speaker's guess of an unlikely reason, showing some surprise or disbelief.
它常常放在句子开头，后面加上“吗”或“不成”。
It is often placed at the beginning of a sentence, followed by "吗" or "不成".
Meanings
难不成nánbùchéng
could it be that...?; don't tell me...
他还没来，难不成忘了？
He hasn't come yet; could he have forgotten?
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Notes
- Nuance
like 难道, it expresses surprised, rhetorical guessing; slightly more colloquial in tone.
- Etymology
难 (hard/surely) + 不成 (a rhetorical sentence-final tag meaning 'is it so?').
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