nán kān

难堪

embarrassed; hard to bear

HSK 7+ · Frequency 3.8

Meanings

embarrassed; awkward
to be hard to bear; to be difficult to endure

Example sentences

他的谎言被当众揭穿，十分难堪。
别再说下去，让他更难堪了。
场面一度陷入难堪的沉默。