难看
nán kàn
Pinyin

Definition

难看
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nán kàn
  1. ugly
  2. unsightly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

看
kān
  1. 1 to look after
  2. 2 to take care of
  3. 3 to watch
  4. 4 to guard
看看
kàn kan
  1. 1 to take a look at
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to survey
  4. 4 (coll.) pretty soon
好看
hǎo kàn
  1. 1 good-looking
  2. 2 nice-looking
  3. 3 good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
  4. 4 embarrassed
  5. 5 humiliated
查看
chá kàn
  1. 1 to look over
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to check up
  4. 4 to ferret out
看来
kàn lai
  1. 1 apparently
  2. 2 it seems that
看好
kān hǎo
  1. 1 to keep an eye on
看待
kàn dài
  1. 1 to look upon
  2. 2 to regard
看书
kàn shū
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study
看见
kàn jiàn
  1. 1 to see
  2. 2 to catch sight of
观看
guān kàn
  1. 1 to watch
  2. 2 to view
中看
zhōng kàn
  1. 1 pleasant to the eye
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [zhòng kàn]
乍看
zhà kàn
  1. 1 at first glance
来看
lái kàn
  1. 1 to come and see
  2. 2 to see a topic from a certain point of view
偷看
tōu kàn
  1. 1 to peep
  2. 2 to peek
  3. 3 to steal a glance
刮目相看
guā mù xiāng kàn
  1. 1 to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
  2. 2 to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
参看
cān kàn
  1. 1 see also
  2. 2 please refer to
  3. 3 compare (cf.)
  4. 4 to consult for reference
另眼相看
lìng yǎn xiāng kàn
  1. 1 to treat sb favorably
  2. 2 to view in a new light
察看
chá kàn
  1. 1 to watch
  2. 2 to look carefully at
小看
xiǎo kàn
  1. 1 to look down on
  2. 2 to underestimate
探看
tàn kàn
  1. 1 to visit
  2. 2 to go to see what's going on

Idioms (11)

一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
吃着碗里，看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
  1. 1 lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
  2. 2 not content with what one already has
  3. 3 (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
看人下菜碟儿
kàn rén xià cài dié r5
  1. 1 (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
  2. 2 not to treat everyone equally favorably
看人行事
kàn rén xíng shì
  1. 1 to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
  1. 1 to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
  2. 2 disillusioned with human society
  3. 3 to reject the world for a monastic life
看菜吃饭
kān cài chī fàn
  1. 1 to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
  2. 2 to live within one's means
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
  2. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
走马看花
zǒu mǎ kàn huā
  1. 1 lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
  2. 2 to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
雾里看花
wù lǐ kàn huā
  1. 1 lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision

Sample Sentences

是谁打来的电话，怎么讲这么久？而且你脸色真难看。
shì shéi dǎ lái de diànhuà ，zěnme jiǎng zhème jiǔ ？érqiě nǐ liǎnsè zhēn nánkàn 。
Who called on the telephone? Why were you talking for so long? And you look really unhappy.
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你说得还真没错。节目说，用手机时间太长，会让人变难看，尤其是女生。
nǐ shuō de hái zhēn méicuò 。jiémù shuō ，yòng shǒujī shíjiān tài cháng ，huì ràng rén biàn nánkàn ，yóuqí shì nǚshēng 。
You hit the nail on the head. The program said that using your cell phone for too long can make you become unattractive, especially for women.
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也许影片的内容很尖锐，但我并不是要指责谁，只是，作为一个纪录片工作者，我必须指出事实，必须指出难看的真相。
yěxǔ yǐngpiàn de nèiróng hěn jiānruì ，dàn wǒ bìng búshì yào zhǐzé shéi ，zhǐshì ，zuòwéi yí ge jìlù piàn gōngzuòzhě ，wǒ bìxū zhǐchū shìshí ，bìxū zhǐchū nánkàn de zhēnxiàng 。
The content of the film is quite edgy, but I was not trying to criticize anyone. It's just, as a documentary maker, I have to point out the reality, to point out the ugly truths.
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可是现在好难看啊。
kěshì xiànzài hǎo nánkàn a 。
But now it looks so bad.
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呃，不会吧，这么难看的裙子，你也要买。
e ，bùhuì ba ，zhème nánkàn de qúnzi ，nǐ yě yào mǎi 。
Huh? There's no way you want to buy such an ugly skirt.
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你说什么？你的脸色怎么那么难看？
nǐ shuō shénme ？nǐ de liǎnsè zěnme nàme nánkàn ？
What did you say? Why do you look so distressed?
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很难看，不喜欢，很脏，很破。
hěn nánkàn ，bù xǐhuan ，hěn zāng ，hěn pò 。
It's very ugly. You don't like it. It's very dirty and worn out.
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你脸色怎么那么难看？
nǐ liǎnsè zěnme nàme nánkàn ？
You're face is so pale. What's going on?
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不是，我带她来矫正牙齿的。你看她的牙，横七竖八的，难看死了。
bùshì ，wǒ dài tā lái jiǎozhèng yáchǐ de 。nǐ kàn tā de yá ，héngqīshùbā de ，nánkàn sǐ le 。
No, I brought her here to have her teeth straightened. Look at her teeth, they're going in all directions. They look terrible.
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