# 难堪 (nánkān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 难堪 (nánkān) means “embarrassing; hard to bear”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: embarrassing; hard to bear
- Pinyin: nánkān (nan2 kan1)
- Traditional: 難堪
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他在大家面前感到非常难堪。
  Tā zài dàjiā miànqián gǎndào fēicháng nánkān.
  He felt very embarrassed in front of everyone.

## Characters

- [难](https://hanziro.com/word/nan-difficult/) (nán): difficult
- 堪 (kān): may; can; to endure; to bear

https://hanziro.com/word/nan-kan-embarrassing/

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