不堪
Old HSK 6
不堪 (bùkān) · unbearable
不堪 (bùkān) means “unbearable; extremely; cannot stand”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 堪 (to endure). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 不堪 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
堪 kān · to endure
What 堪 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 甚shén — considerably
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 匹pǐ — bolt of cloth
- 匸xì — box
- 儿ér — child
- 甘gān — sweet
Example sentences
他累得疲惫不堪。Tā lèi de píbèi bùkān.He is utterly exhausted.
那个房间脏乱不堪。Nàge fángjiān zāng luàn bùkān.That room is terribly dirty and messy.
Questions about 不堪
What does 不堪 mean?
不堪 (bùkān) means “unbearable; extremely; cannot stand”.
How do you pronounce 不堪?
不堪 is pronounced bùkān.
Which HSK level is 不堪?
不堪 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不堪 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.