难道...吗 nándào... ma could it be that Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 难道 難道 nándào adverb [rhetorical question] Used in rhetorical questions to emphasize disbelief or surprise; often used in the patterns 难道...吗 nándào... ma or 难道...不成 nándào... bùchéng, meaning "could it be that..." or "is it possible that..."吗 嗎 ma particle question particle Used at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes-or-no question or to express doubt or a rhetorical question.