不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不堪
bùkān
unable to bear; extremely; in a terrible state
Characters in this word
堪 kān
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 连日暴雨后，临时道路泥泞不堪，救援车辆很难进入。 Liánrì bàoyǔ hòu, línshí dàolù níníng bùkān, jiùyuán chēliàng hěn nán jìnrù. After days of heavy rain, the temporary road was unbearably muddy, making it hard for rescue vehicles to enter.
- 他工作了一整天，累得疲惫不堪。 Tā gōngzuò le yì zhěng tiān, lèi de píbèi bùkān. He worked all day and was utterly exhausted.
- 这座旧桥已经不堪重负，必须马上修理。 Zhè zuò jiù qiáo yǐjīng bùkān zhòngfù, bìxū mǎshàng xiūlǐ. This old bridge can no longer bear the load and must be repaired at once.