难堪

nán kān · nan kan

Traditional 難堪

Meaning

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  1. hard to take
  2. embarrassed

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)没(méi)想(xiǎng)要(yào)让(ràng)你(nǐ)难(nán)堪(kān)。

I didn't mean to embarrass you.

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02

他(tā)当(dāng)众(zhòng)被(bèi)批(pī)评(píng),感(gǎn)到(dào)非(fēi)常(cháng)难(nán)堪(kān)。

He was criticized in public and felt extremely embarrassed.

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