Chinese Word: 堪 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

堪HSK 6

Pinyin: kān

English Definition: to endure; may; can

Chinese Definition:
①能，可以，足以：不堪设想。堪当重任。堪以告慰。
②忍受，能支持：难堪。不堪一击。狼狈不堪。疲惫不堪。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 土

Ideographic:One with a considerable amount 甚 of land 土

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
- 甚 [ shén ] considerably; very, extremely; a great extent

Similar Characters: 愖斟勘湛

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不堪HSK 6	bù kān	cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
堪称	kān chēng	can be rated as; can be said to be
难堪HSK 6	nán kān	hard to take; embarrassed
堪培拉	kān péi lā	Canberra, capital of Australia
不堪设想HSK 6	bù kān shè xiǎng	too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable

1		bào fēng yǔ 暴风雨 ràng 让 zhè ge 这个 cūn zhuāng 村庄 láng bèi 狼狈 bù kān 不堪。 The storm left the village in chaos.
2		wǒ 我 suī rán 虽然 pí bèi bù kān 疲惫不堪， dàn 但 hái shi 还是 pá 爬 shàng lái 上来 le 了。 Although I was exhausted, I still managed to climb up.
3		yīn wèi 因为 shēng huó 生活 yā lì 压力 dà 大， tā 他 jīng cháng 经常 gǎn dào 感到 pí bèi bù kān 疲惫不堪。 He often feels exhausted because of the great pressure in life.
4		yí cì 一次 chéng dān 承担 tài duō 太多 dà shì 大事， huì 会 ràng 让 rén 人 gǎn dào 感到 pí bèi bù kān 疲惫不堪。 Taking on too many important matters at once can leave one exhausted.
5		zhè fèn 这份 shū fǎ 书法 zuò pǐn 作品 qì shì bàng bó 气势磅礴， kān bǐ 堪比 gǔ dài 古代 dà 大 shū fǎ jiā 书法家。 This calligraphic work is magnificent and can be compared to that of ancient calligraphy masters.

1		bào fēng yǔ 暴风雨 ràng 让 zhè ge 这个 cūn zhuāng 村庄 láng bèi 狼狈 bù kān 不堪。 The storm left the village in chaos.
2		wǒ 我 suī rán 虽然 pí bèi bù kān 疲惫不堪， dàn 但 hái shi 还是 pá 爬 shàng lái 上来 le 了。 Although I was exhausted, I still managed to climb up.
3		yīn wèi 因为 shēng huó 生活 yā lì 压力 dà 大， tā 他 jīng cháng 经常 gǎn dào 感到 pí bèi bù kān 疲惫不堪。 He often feels exhausted because of the great pressure in life.
4		yí cì 一次 chéng dān 承担 tài duō 太多 dà shì 大事， huì 会 ràng 让 rén 人 gǎn dào 感到 pí bèi bù kān 疲惫不堪。 Taking on too many important matters at once can leave one exhausted.
5		zhè fèn 这份 shū fǎ 书法 zuò pǐn 作品 qì shì bàng bó 气势磅礴， kān bǐ 堪比 gǔ dài 古代 dà 大 shū fǎ jiā 书法家。 This calligraphic work is magnificent and can be compared to that of ancient calligraphy masters.