不堪

bù kān

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. cannot bear
2. cannot stand
3. utterly
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 疲惫不堪 pí bèi bù kān: exhausted
• 不堪一击 不堪一击 bù kān yī jī: to be unable to withstand a single blow
• 不堪入目 不堪入目 bù kān rù mù: unbearable to look at
• 不堪忍受 不堪忍受 bù kān rěn shòu: unbearable
• 不堪设想 不堪设想 bù kān shè xiǎng: too horrible to contemplate
• 凌乱不堪 凌乱不堪 líng luàn bù kān: in a terrible mess (idiom)
• 拥挤不堪 拥挤不堪 yōng jǐ bù kān: overcrowded
• 狼狈不堪 狼狈不堪 láng bèi bù kān: battered and exhausted
• 破败不堪 破败不堪 pò bài bù kān: crushed
• 苦不堪言 苦不堪言 kǔ bù kān yán: to suffer unspeakable misery

Child Words of 不堪

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 堪 堪 kān: to endure