难堪 難堪
难堪 難堪 nán kān ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄢ naan4 ham1 HSK 7-9
- hard to take
- embarrassed
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难 難
- 刁难 刁難 diāo nàn ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ diu1 naan4 to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
- 困难 困難 kùn nan ㄎㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄋㄢ kwan3 naan4 difficult
- 灾难 災難 zāi nàn ㄗㄞ ㄋㄢˋ zoi1 naan6 disaster; catastrophe
- 为难 為難 wéi nán ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ wai4 naan4 to feel embarrassed or awkward
- 磨难 磨難 mó nàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ mo4 naan6 a torment
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- 空难 空難 kōng nàn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˋ hung1 naan6 air crash
- 罹难 罹難 lí nàn ㄌㄧˊ ㄋㄢˋ lei4 naan6 to die in an accident or disaster
- 艰难 艱難 jiān nán ㄐㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ gaan1 naan4 difficult
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 遇难 遇難 yù nàn ㄩˋ ㄋㄢˋ jyu6 naan6 to perish
- 避难 避難 bì nàn ㄅㄧˋ ㄋㄢˋ bei6 naan4 to take refuge; to seek asylum
- 难以 難以 nán yǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ naan4 ji5 hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 难免 難免 nán miǎn ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ naan4 min5 hard to avoid
- 难受 難受 nán shòu ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ naan4 sau6 to feel unwell
- 难度 難度 nán dù ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ naan4 dou6 degree of difficulty
- 难得 難得 nán dé ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄜˊ naan4 dak1 seldom
- 难忘 難忘 nán wàng ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ naan4 mong4 unforgettable
- 难怪 難怪 nán guài ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ naan4 gwaai3 (it's) no wonder (that...)
- 难民 難民 nàn mín ㄋㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ naan6 man4 refugee
- 难看 難看 nán kàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄢˋ naan4 hon3 ugly
堪
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 堪称 堪稱 kān chēng ㄎㄢ ㄔㄥ ham1 cing1 can be rated as
- 疲惫不堪 疲憊不堪 pí bèi bù kān ㄆㄧˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ pei4 baai6 bat1 ham1 exhausted
- 可堪 kě kān ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄢ ho2 ham1 how can one endure?
- 堪忧 堪憂 kān yōu ㄎㄢ ㄧㄡ ham1 jau1 worrying
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- 堪比 kān bǐ ㄎㄢ ㄅㄧˇ ham1 bei2 to be comparable to
- 堪虞 kān yú ㄎㄢ ㄩˊ ham1 jyu4 worrisome
- 堪舆 堪輿 kān yú ㄎㄢ ㄩˊ ham1 jyu4 geomancy
- 堪培拉 Kān péi lā ㄎㄢ ㄆㄟˊ ㄌㄚ ham1 pui4 laai1 Canberra, capital of Australia
- 堪察加 Kān chá jiā ㄎㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ham1 caat3 gaa1 Kamchatka (peninsula in far eastern Russia)
- 堪萨斯 堪薩斯 Kān sà sī ㄎㄢ ㄙㄚˋ ㄙ ham1 saat3 si1 Kansas, US state
- 不堪一击 不堪一擊 bù kān yī jī ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄧ ㄐㄧ bat1 ham1 jat1 gik1 (idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow
- 不堪入目 bù kān rù mù ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄖㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ bat1 ham1 jap6 muk6 unbearable to look at
- 不堪忍受 bù kān rěn shòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕㄡˋ bat1 ham1 jan2 sau6 unbearable
- 不堪设想 不堪設想 bù kān shè xiǎng ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ bat1 ham1 cit3 soeng2 too horrible to contemplate
- 凌乱不堪 凌亂不堪 líng luàn bù kān ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ling4 lyun6 bat1 ham1 in a terrible mess (idiom)
- 情何以堪 qíng hé yǐ kān ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄎㄢ cing4 ho4 ji5 ham1 how can this be endured! (idiom)
- 拥挤不堪 擁擠不堪 yōng jǐ bù kān ㄩㄥ ㄐㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ jung2 zai1 bat1 ham1 overcrowded
- 狼狈不堪 狼狽不堪 láng bèi bù kān ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ long4 bui3 bat1 ham1 battered and exhausted
- 破败不堪 破敗不堪 pò bài bù kān ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ po3 baai6 bat1 ham1 crushed
Idioms with these characters
- 碍难从命 礙難從命 ài nán cóng mìng ㄞˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ngoi6 naan4 cung4 ming6 difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
- 百般刁难 百般刁難 bǎi bān diāo nàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄢ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ baak3 bun1 diu1 naan4 (idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties
- 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
Show 7 more idioms with 难 難
- 插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi ㄔㄚ ㄔˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄟ caap3 ci3 naan4 fei1 lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4 unable to move a single step (idiom)
- 大难临头 大難臨頭 dà nàn lín tóu ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ daai6 naan4 lam4 tau4 to be facing imminent calamity (idiom)
- 多难兴邦 多難興邦 duō nàn xīng bāng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄋㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄅㄤ do1 naan4 hing1 bong1 much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
- 法网难逃 法網難逃 fǎ wǎng nán táo ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄠˊ faat3 mong5 naan4 tou4 it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
- 覆水难收 覆水難收 fù shuǐ nán shōu ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ fuk1 seoi2 naan4 sau1 spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
- 不堪一击 不堪一擊 bù kān yī jī ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ㄧ ㄐㄧ bat1 ham1 jat1 gik1 (idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow
- 凌乱不堪 凌亂不堪 líng luàn bù kān ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ ling4 lyun6 bat1 ham1 in a terrible mess (idiom)
- 情何以堪 qíng hé yǐ kān ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄎㄢ cing4 ho4 ji5 ham1 how can this be endured! (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 没 沒 想要 让 讓 你 难堪 難堪 。
I didn't mean to embarrass you.
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