堪忧 (堪憂)
kān yōu
Pinyin

Definition

堪忧 (堪憂)
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kān yōu
  1. worrying
  2. bleak

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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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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