nán kān
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  • 1

    adj.intolerable; be hard to endure

    • zhè lǐ de xià tiān shī rè nán kān

      这里夏天湿热难堪

      It is intolerably hot and humid here in summer.

    • tā jué de nán kān de shì zhī yǒu de zhú jiàn jiǎn shǎo hé shū yuǎn

      觉得难堪知友逐渐减少疏远

      What she found intolerable was the gradual passing away and estrangement of old pals.

    • tā táo lí zhè lìng rén nán kān de chén mò

      逃离令人难堪沉默

      She ran away from the overbearing silence.

  • 2

    adj.embarrassed; offensive; awkward

    • nà ge cū lǔ de hái zi zǒng ràng tā de fù mǔ gǎn dào nán kān

      那个粗鲁孩子父母感到难堪

      That rude child is an embarrassment to his parents.

    • dà jiā gǎo de hěn nán kān

      大家难堪

      Everybody was embarrassed.

    • tā gǎn dào yǒu diǎn nán kān wēi wēi zhàng hóng le liǎn

      感到有点难堪微微

      She felt a little embarrassed, and blushed slightly.

Chinese words with pinyin nan kan