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难堪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

难堪 Usage and Examples

embarrassing

awkward

humiliating

看到他们难堪的样子她不禁喜形于色。

She couldn't disguise her glee at their embarrassment.

这一发言蓄意使政府难堪。

The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.

The characters in 难堪

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
堪
kān12able to endure

More words starting with 难

  • nán难bù不dǎo倒Unstoppable, Undeterred
  • nán难wei为embarrass, inconvenience
  • nán难wéi为qíng情
  • nán难le了Difficult, Hard to resolve
  • nán难shì事challenge, difficulty
  • nán难yú于difficult to, hard to
  • nán难chǎn产Dystocia, Difficult labor
  • nán难yǐ以difficult to, hard to
  • nán难yǐ以xià下yàn咽hard to swallow, unpalatable
  • nán难yǐ以qīn亲jìn近unapproachable, distant
  • nán难yǐ以qǐ企jí及Unattainable, Out of reach
  • nán难yǐ以gū估liang量inestimable, immeasurable

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Questions about 难堪

What does 难堪 mean in Chinese?

难堪 (nán kān) means “embarrassing, awkward, humiliating”.

How do you pronounce 难堪?

难堪 is pronounced nán kān in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “embarrassing” in Chinese?

“embarrassing” is 难堪 (nán kān) in Chinese.

How is 难堪 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 难堪, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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