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难堪
nán kān
awkward, embarrassing
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What does 难堪 mean?
难堪 (pinyin: nán kān) means awkward, embarrassing. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 难堪
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 难
The characters of 难堪
| 难 | nán | difficult, hard (HSK 3) |
| 堪 | kān | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 切实 | qiè shí | concrete, practical |
| 油漆 | yóu qī | paint |
| 关照 | guān zhào | to take care of, to look after |
| 野心 | yě xīn | ambition, aspiration |
| 鲜明 | xiān míng | vivid, bright |
| 批判 | pī pàn | to criticize |
| 若干 | ruò gān | some, several |
| 司令 | sī lìng | commander, commandant |
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