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难堪

難堪

nán kān

HSK 6

hard to take, embarrassed

adjective

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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.

Words with similar meanings

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

cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely

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难nán · difficult (to...), problem

›堪kān · (bound form) may, can›

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