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不堪

bù kān
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. cannot bear
  2. 2. cannot stand
  3. 3. utterly
  4. 4. extremely

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Usage notes

Collocations

Typically placed after a verb to express that the action cannot be endured or achieved, e.g. 疲惫不堪 (extremely exhausted). It often conveys a negative or unbearable state.

Example Sentences

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他疲惫 不堪 ，只想回家休息。
He was extremely tired and just wanted to go home and rest.

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Words Containing 不堪

疲惫不堪
pí bèi bù kān

exhausted

不堪一击
bù kān yī jī

to be unable to withstand a single blow

不堪入目
bù kān rù mù

unbearable to look at

不堪忍受
bù kān rěn shòu

unbearable

不堪设想
bù kān shè xiǎng

too horrible to contemplate

凌乱不堪
líng luàn bù kān

in a terrible mess (idiom)

拥挤不堪
yōng jǐ bù kān

overcrowded

狼狈不堪
láng bèi bù kān

battered and exhausted

破败不堪
pò bài bù kān

crushed

苦不堪言
kǔ bù kān yán

to suffer unspeakable misery

Child Words of 不堪

不
bù

no; not so

堪
kān

to endure