难堪

nán kān

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

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comfortable; at ease

Feeling at ease, comfortable, opposite of embarrassed.

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embarrassed

Slightly more informal way to express embarrassment.

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to lose face

Losing face; a stronger, more shameful feeling.

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awkward

When feeling embarrassed or awkward in a social situation.

Commonly used as 感到难堪 (feel embarrassed) or 让人难堪 (make someone embarrassed).

难堪 is often misused to mean 'difficult' (难) in general, but it specifically means 'embarrassed' or 'hard to bear' in social or emotional contexts.

difficult (to...)

disaster

to endure