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CHINESE CHARACTER
kān
堪
堪
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can; bear; worthy
- Numbered pinyin
- kan1
- English meanings
- to be able to; to bear; worthy
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chat; boast
publish; periodical
survey; investigate
threshold
see
look down; overlook
ax
Example sentences
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- 01
He can be called a model.
- 02
zhè这jiàn件shì事bùkān不堪shèxiǎng设想。
This matter is unbearable to imagine.
Related words
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- 不堪
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