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堪 kān

to endure; adequate, capable, worthy

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 6
Radical
土
Type
Ideograph
Made of 土甚 ⿰土甚

Memory hint: One with a considerable amount 甚 of land 土

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  1. 这个消息真是不堪设想。
    Zhège xiāoxi zhēn shi bùkān shèxiǎng.
    This news is truly too dreadful to imagine.
    this (measure) news really is unbearable imagine
  2. 这种生活你能不能堪受？
    Zhè zhǒng shēnghuó nǐ néng bu néng kānshòu?
    Can you bear this kind of life?
    this kind life you can not can bear (question)
  3. 别再让他为难了，太难堪了。
    Bié zài ràng tā wéinán le, tài nánkān le.
    Don't put him in a difficult position anymore, it's too embarrassing.
    don't again let him difficult (particle), too embarrassing (particle)
  4. 这件事其实并不堪称严重。
    Zhè jiàn shì qíshí bìng bù kānchēng yánzhòng.
    This matter actually can't really be called serious.
    this (measure) matter actually actually not worthy-of-being-called serious
  5. 面对众人的质疑，他显得十分难堪。
    Miànduì zhòngrén de zhìyí, tā xiǎnde shífēn nánkān.
    Facing everyone's questioning, he appeared extremely embarrassed.
    face crowd (particle) doubt, he appear extremely embarrassed

Words with 堪 (2)