堪
kān
Pinyin

Definition

堪
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kān
  1. to endure
  2. may
  3. can

Character Decomposition

Related Words (18)

不堪
bù kān
  1. 1 cannot bear
  2. 2 cannot stand
  3. 3 utterly
  4. 4 extremely
堪
kān
  1. 1 to endure
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 can
不堪一击
bù kān yī jī
  1. 1 to be unable to withstand a single blow
  2. 2 to collapse at the first blow
不堪入目
bù kān rù mù
  1. 1 unbearable to look at
  2. 2 an eyesore
堪忧
kān yōu
  1. 1 worrying
  2. 2 bleak

Idioms (3)

凌乱不堪
líng luàn bù kān
  1. 1 in a terrible mess (idiom)
情何以堪
qíng hé yǐ kān
  1. 1 how can this be endured! (idiom)
门庭冷落，门堪罗雀
mén tíng lěng luò , mén kān luó què
  1. 1 The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted

Sample Sentences

最近我的健康检查报告出来了，我血压偏高，我妈妈也有高血压，她前几年就开始洗肾了，我的前景堪忧啊！
zuìjìn wǒ de jiànkāng jiǎnchá bàogào chūlái le ，wǒ xuèyā piāngāo ，wǒ māma yě yǒu gāoxuèyā ，tā qián jǐnián jiù kāishǐ xǐshèn le ，wǒ de qiánjǐng kānyōu ā ！
Recently I got my health check results back and my blood pressure is elevated. My mother also has high blood pressure. She started dialysis a few years ago, so I’m quite worried about my future!
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其实啊，中国女性真正经济人格独立的屈指可数。在痛苦不堪的婚姻下她们多半还是会选择默默忍受。
qíshí ā ，Zhōngguó nǚxìng zhēnzhèng jīngjì réngé dúlì de qūzhǐkěshǔ 。zài tòngkǔ bùkān de hūnyīn xià tāmen duōbàn háishì huì xuǎnzé mòmò rěnshòu 。
Actually, you can count on your fingers the number of Chinese women who are financially and emotionally independent. However miserable their marriages, most of them still choose to put up with it in silence.
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没错，同时在贸易方面，英国与欧洲向来唇齿相依，英国有一半贸易额都来自欧洲其他国家。脱离欧盟恐怕会使英国与欧洲贸易关系受到影响，若出现大量投资从英国撤出，那么英国的经济前景实在堪忧。
méicuò ，tóngshí zài màoyì fāngmiàn ，Yīngguó yǔ Ōuzhōu xiànglái chún chǐ xiāng yī ，Yīngguó yǒu yībàn màoyìé dōu láizì Ōuzhōu qítā guójiā 。tuōlí Ōuméng kǒngpà huì shǐ Yīngguó yǔ Ōuzhōu màoyì guānxi shòudào yǐngxiǎng ，ruò chūxiàn dàliàng tóuzī cóng Yīngguó chèchū ，nàme Yīngguó de jīngjì qiánjǐng really kānyōu 。
That's right. At the same time, in terms of trade, the UK and Europe have always been interdependent, and half of the UK's trade volume comes from other European countries. Unfortunately Brexit will affect the UK's trading relationship with Europe, and if a significant number of investors pull out of the UK, then the future of the UK economy looks bleak.
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哈哈，那对于这种孝道文化您是“乐在其中”还是“不堪忍受”啊？
hāhā ，nà duìyú zhèzhǒng xiàodào wénhuà nín shì “lè zài qízhōng ”háishì “bùkān rěnshòu ”ā ？
Ha ha, so are you like a fish to water in this culture of filial piety or can you not stand it?
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确实啊，朝阳产业也是我们未来建筑设计的方向啊，我们已经步入老龄化社会了，但很多公共养老设施细节简直不堪入目。
quèshí ā ，zhāoyángchǎnyè yě shì wǒmen wèilái jiànzhù shèjì de fāngxiàng ā ，wǒmen yǐjīng bùrù lǎolínghuà shèhuì le ，dàn hěn duō gōnggòng yǎng lǎo shèshī xìjié jiǎnzhí bùkānrùmù 。
Indeed, architectural design does seem to be moving towards sunrise industries. We've already become an aging society. However, when you get down to the nuts and bolts of facilities in publicly-run senior care homes, many of them are in an awful state.
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花开堪折直须折，我们当年也算是不负少年时呀。
huākāikānzhézhíxūzhépick ，wǒmen dāngnián yě suànshì bùfùshàoniánshí ya 。
I can say in our younger days we had tried to live our life to the fullest.
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持续整晚的大火使馆藏二千万件藏品遭受了无可估量的损失堪称浩劫。
chíxù zhéngwǎn de dàhuǒ shǐ guǎn cáng èrqiānwàn jiàn cángpǐn zāoshòu le wúkěgūliáng de sǔnshī kānchēng hàojié 。
It was a catastrophic loss as the fire which lasted for the whole night caused the loss of 20 million items in the collection.
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满地黄花堆积，憔悴损，如今有谁堪摘？
mǎndì huáng huā duījī ，qiáocuì sǔn ，rújīn yǒu shéi kān zhāi ？
Yellow flowers are scattered in piles on the ground, withered and dried up, what is there now left to pick?
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太棒了，等不及想去呢。对了，我还想去首府堪培拉看看。嗯，你再跟我说说新西兰好玩的地方。
tài bàng le ，děngbují xiǎng qù ne 。duìle ，wǒ hái xiǎng qù shǒufǔ kānpéilā kàn kan 。ng4 ，nǐ zài gēn wǒ shuō shuo xīnxīlán hǎowán de dìfang 。
How wonderful, I can't wait to go. Oh, that's right, I also wanted to see the capital Canberra. And where is fun to go in New Zealand?
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淮海中路肯定要去的。以前是以一个法国将军的名字命名的，叫“霞飞路”。是全上海公认的最美丽、最摩登、最有腔调的一条街。比南京路更有品位，更上档次。你要买名牌买奢侈品的话，淮海中路堪比巴黎。
Huáihǎizhōnglù kěndìng yào qù de 。yǐqián shì yǐ yī gè Fǎguó jiāngjūn de míngzi mìngmíng de ，jiào “Xiáfēilù ”。shì quán Shànghǎi gōngrèn de zuì měilì 、zuì módēng 、zuì yǒu qiāngdiào de yī tiáo jiē 。bǐ Nánjīng lù gèng yǒu pǐnwèi ，gèng shàng dàngcì 。nǐ yào mǎi míngpái mǎi shēchǐpǐn dehuà ，Huáihǎizhōnglù kānbǐ Bālí 。
We definitely need to go to Middle Huaihai Road. It used to be named after a French general; it was called "Xiafei Road." It's widely known as the most beautiful, modern, and refined street in Shanghai. It's a grade and rank above Nanjing Road. If you're looking to buy name-brand or luxury merchandise, Middle Huaihai Road is comparable to Paris.
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