不
堪

Cannot bear in Chinese: 不堪 (bù kān)

bù kān

cannot bear

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1cannot bear
  2. 2cannot stand
  3. 3utterly
  4. 4extremely

Stroke order

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不
堪

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄎㄢ

kān

ㄎ/ kㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他累得疲惫不堪。

    tā lèi dé pí bèi bù kān。

    He was worn out and utterly exhausted.

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Related words

不

bù

no

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

不然

bù rán

not so

不如

bù rú

not equal to

不足

bù zú

insufficient

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