难堪 (nán kān): Intolerable (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

难堪 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 难堪 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 难堪 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith令人
lìng
rén
nán
kān
neutral
make someone embarrassed
Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi
cháng
nán
kān
neutral
extremely embarrassed
Verb + Objectwith感到
gǎn
dào
nán
kān
neutral
feel embarrassed
Subject + Predicatewith处境
chù
jìng
nán
kān
formalWritten
awkward situation

Example Sentences with 难堪

shuāi
dǎo
le
hěn
nán
kān
He fell down and felt very embarrassed.
dāng
zhòng
bèi
pīpíng
ràng
gǎndào
fēicháng
nánkān
Being criticized in public made him feel extremely embarrassed and uncomfortable.
zài
zhèng
shì
de
chǎng
chí
dào
shí
zài
lìng
rén
nán
kān
Being late on such a formal occasion is truly intolerable.
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nán
dào
jué
de
zhè
zhǒng
xiū
zhǐ
de
zhēng
chǎo
hěn
ràng
rén
nán
kān
ma
Don't you think this endless argument is quite unbearable?
zài
jiā
miàn
qián
shuō
cuò
huà
ràng
hěn
gān
nán
kān
Saying the wrong thing in front of everyone made him feel embarrassed and awkward.
cóng
wèi
yīn
de
chū
shēn
ér
gǎn
dào
háo
nán
kān
He has never felt the slightest bit ashamed of his background.
yào
wéi
chí
miàn
yòu
yào
rěn
shòu
zhè
nán
kān
de
miàn
xīn
jiāo
cuì
Having to maintain dignity while enduring this unbearable situation has left him utterly exhausted.
miàn
duì
lǎo
bǎn
de
yán
píng
gǎn
dào
shí
fēn
nán
kān
hèn
zhǎo
fèng
zuān
jìn
Facing the boss's harsh criticism, he felt extremely embarrassed and wished he could disappear into the ground.
bié
ràng
zhè
diǎn
xiǎo
shì
nòng
jiā
zhè
me
nán
kān
kuài
dào
qiàn
ba
Don't make everyone feel so awkward over such a trivial matter; just apologize.