难堪

難堪

nánkān

adjective HSK 7-9 #3,671

Meanings

1 embarrassing; awkward
2 hard to bear; intolerable

Characters

difficult; hard

Examples

HSK 2

这让他感到很难堪。

Zhè ràng tā gǎndào hěn nánkān.

This made him feel very embarrassed.

HSK 2

她故意让我难堪。

Tā gùyì ràng wǒ nánkān.

She deliberately embarrassed me.

Tips

usage

难堪 is stronger than 尴尬 (gāngà). 尴尬 is mild awkwardness; 难堪 implies deep embarrassment that is hard to endure.

Stroke Order

难 nán

堪 kān