难看

難看

nánkàn

adjective HSK 2 #11,966

Meanings

1 ugly
2 unsightly
3 embarrassing

Characters

Literally 'hard to look at'

Examples

这件衣服很难看。

Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn nánkàn.

This piece of clothing is ugly.

他的脸色很难看。

Tā de liǎnsè hěn nánkàn.

His facial expression looks terrible.

字写得太难看了。

Zì xiě de tài nánkàn le.

The handwriting is too ugly.

Tips

usage

脸色难看 can mean someone looks pale/sick or someone looks angry/displeased. Opposite: 好看 (hǎokàn, good-looking).

Stroke Order

难 nán

看 kàn