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难堪

難堪
nán kān
HSK 6
hard to take, embarrassed
adjective

Example Sentences

他在公众场合说错话,感到非常难堪。
tāzài gōngzhòng chǎnghé shuō cuò huà , gǎndào fēicháng nánkān 。
He felt very embarrassed for saying the wrong thing in public.
这种情况让我觉得十分难堪。
zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng ràng wǒ juéde shífēn nánkān 。
This situation makes me feel very embarrassed.
她因为没有准备而在演讲中感到难堪。
tā yīnwèi méiyǒu zhǔnbèi ér zài yǎnjiǎng zhōng gǎndào nánkān 。
She felt embarrassed during the speech because she wasn’t prepared.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

尴尬gāngà
awkward
尴尬 is often used in similar contexts as 难堪, but it can imply a more awkward feeling rather than just embarrassment.

Words Starting With 难

难过nán guò
feel sorry; be grieved
难受nán shòu
to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear
难道nán dào
don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
难怪nán guài
(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)
难看nán kàn
ugly; unsightly

Words Ending With 堪

不堪bù kān
cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely

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Individual Characters

HSK 3
难nán
difficult (to...), problem
堪kān
(bound form) may, can

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