Meaning of 难堪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
nánkān
- hard to take
- embarrassed
难堪 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我没想要让你难堪。
I didn't mean to embarrass you.
Stroke order for each character
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难 nán · difficult · 10 strokes
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堪 kān · to endure · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 难堪.
| 难过 | nánguò | to feel sad; to feel unwell |
| 难受 | nánshòu | to feel unwell; to suffer pain |
| 难看 | nánkàn | ugly; unsightly |
| 难题 | nántí | difficult problem |
| 难听 | nántīng | unpleasant to hear; coarse |
| 难道 | nándào | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? |
| 困难 | kùnnan | difficult; challenging |
| 难度 | nándù | degree of difficulty |
| 难免 | nánmiǎn | hard to avoid; difficult to escape from |
| 艰难 | jiānnán | difficult; arduous; hard |
| 灾难 | zāinàn | disaster; catastrophe |
| 难以 | nányǐ | hard to (predict, imagine etc) |
Questions about 难堪
What does 难堪 mean?
难堪 (nánkān) means "hard to take; embarrassed" and is used as a verb and adjective.
How do you write 难堪?
难堪 is made of 2 characters: 难 (10 strokes), 堪 (12 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 难堪 an HSK word?
Yes. 难堪 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 难堪 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 难堪 is written 難堪.