难堪

难堪 nánkān in a sentence

Embarrassing (hard to endure)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

难堪 (nánkān) means Embarrassing (hard to endure). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他不想让对方 难堪 。

Tā bù xiǎng ràng duìfāng nánkān.

He did not want to embarrass the other person.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 难堪

当众被批评让他很 难堪 。

Dāngzhòng bèi pīpíng ràng tā hěn nánkān.

Being criticised in public made him very uncomfortable.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 难堪

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How is 难堪 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 难堪 (nánkān, "Embarrassing (hard to endure)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 难堪 an HSK word?

Yes — 难堪 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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