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难堪 nánkān

难堪 nánkān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 难堪 nánkān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
nánkān | nan2 kan1
English translation
hard to take
embarrassed

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HSK level

6

Traditional form

難堪

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 难堪 nánkān

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难 nán

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 隹 zhuī represents the meaning and 堇 jǐn represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning. The simplified character 难 nán was adapted from the cursive form of the trad

Positional decomposition

⿰又隹

Number of Strokes

10
堪 kān

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰土甚

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 难堪 nánkān

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可是 kěshì 这样 zhè yàng 被 bèi 骗 piàn 认输 rèn shū 太 tài 让 ràng 人 rén 难堪 nánkān 了 le !

But, oh, the wretchedness of being forced this way!

一些 yī xiē 人 rén 已经 yǐjīng 由于 yóuyú 为 wéi 发生 fāshēng 在 zài 自己 zìjǐ 身上 shēn shang 的 de 事 shì 感到 gǎn dào 难堪 nánkān 而 ér 离开 líkāi 了 le 。

Some people have left out of embarrassment at what's happened to them.

那首歌的 de 歌词 gē cí 非常 fēicháng 老套 lǎo tào ，令人 lìng rén 难堪 nánkān 。

The lyrics of the song are embarrassingly banal.

从 Cóng 道格拉斯 Dào gé lā sī 娶 qǔ 你 nǐ 那天 nà tiān 起 qǐ ，你 nǐ 就让我们 wǒmen 非常 fēicháng 难堪 nánkān 。

You have been an embarrassment to us from the day Douglas married you.

观看 guān kàn 那次访谈 fǎng tán 让 ràng 人 rén 难堪 nánkān 。

The interview was painful to watch.

难堪 nánkān Decomposition

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难堪 nánkān Compounds

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