# 不堪 (bùkān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不堪 (bùkān) means “(adj) unbearable; extremely”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adj) unbearable; extremely
- Pinyin: bùkān (bu4 kan1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 连续加班后，他疲惫不堪。
  Liánxù jiābān hòu, tā píbèi bùkān.
  After working overtime continuously, he was utterly exhausted.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- 堪 (kān): may; can; to endure; to bear

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-kan-unbearable/

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