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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不堪 [bùkān]
  1. 1. cannot bear; cannot stand
    不堪其苦
    cannot bear the hardships
  2. 2. (used after words of bad meaning) utterly; extremely
    疲惫不堪
    be in a state of utter exhaustion; be dog-tired
    穿得破烂不堪
    be dressed in rags (or tatters)
  3. 3. extremely undesirable
    他这个人太不堪了。
    He is impossible.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不堪 [bùkān]
  1. 1. 忍受不了
    不堪一击
    不堪重负
  2. 2. 不可;不能
    不堪容忍
    不堪入目
    不堪造就
  3. 3. 用在某些形容词后,表示程度深
    忙碌不堪
    破旧不堪

Examples

不堪其苦
cannot bear the hardships 不堪
疲惫不堪
be in a state of utter exhaustion; be dog-tired 不堪
穿得破烂不堪
be dressed in rags (or tatters) 破烂
他这个人太不堪了。
He is impossible. 不堪
后果将不堪设想。
The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate. or The consequences would be disastrous. 不堪设想
后果不堪设想。
The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate. or The consequences would be disastrous. 后果
凌乱不堪
in a fearful mess; in a state of utter confusion 凌乱
不堪一击
cannot withstand a single blow; collapse at the first blow
那兵火连天, 不堪回首的几百年已经成为历史。
The past hundred years of war, and shame are gone. 兵火
层层加码的税收使这里的商户不堪重负。
The incremental taxes are unbearable to the merchants here. 层层加码

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