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难堪 (nán kān) — how to say "unbearable" in Chinese
难堪
Unbearable, to feel embarrassed
verb · adjective
Character composition
难
difficult, hard
堪
to endure, to bear
Radicals / Keys
土
Earth
#32 · tǔ · 3 strokes
隹
Short-tailed bird
#172 · zhuī · 8 strokes
Collocations
感到难堪
gǎn dào nán kān
feel embarrassed
难堪的局面
nán kān de jú miàn
awkward situation
Examples
在大家面前说错话让他感到难堪。
He felt embarrassed for saying the wrong thing in front of everyone.
他很难堪。
He feels very embarrassed.
Frequently asked questions
Unbearable meaning in Chinese
"unbearable" in Chinese is 难堪 (nán kān).
难堪 meaning
难堪 (nán kān) means "Unbearable, to feel embarrassed".
How is 难堪 pronounced?
It is pronounced nán kān (written as nan kan, nankan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "unbearable" in Chinese characters?
It is written 难堪: 难 has 10 strokes, 堪 has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 难堪?
难堪 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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