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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不堪

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不堪 bù kān - cannot bear
- cannot stand
- utterly
- extremely

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 8 9,585 8,360 7,207

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
堪 kān- (bound form) may; can
- (bound form) to endure; to bear
- (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2])

Other Words Containing 不堪

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
不堪 6 8 9,585 8,360 7,207
疲惫不堪 - 8 18,477 28,468 20,843
不堪一击 - - 22,686 26,955 15,913
不堪设想 - - 24,555 21,061 28,890
拥挤不堪 - - 35,478 51,182 53,313
苦不堪言 - - 36,791 30,541 24,015