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不堪
bùkān
1. cannot bear
2. cannot stand
3. utterly
4. extremely
HSK 6 Common • Top 7%

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
堪
kān
to endure; adequate, capable, worthy
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (7)

不堪一击
bùkānyījī
to be unable to withstand a single blow
不堪入目
bùkānrùmù
unbearable to look at
不堪忍受
bùkānrěnshòu
unbearable
凌乱不堪
língluànbùkān
in a terrible mess (idiom)
拥挤不堪
yōngjǐbùkān
overcrowded
狼狈不堪
lángbèibùkān
battered and exhausted
破败不堪
pòbàibùkān
crushed

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
5,753 of 84,292