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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

难看 [nánkàn]
  1. 1. adjective [丑] ugly
  2. 2. adjective [不体面] ashamed

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

难看 [nánkàn]
  1. 1. ugly; unsightly
    他听到这个消息,脸色变得很难看
    When he heard the news, his face took on a ghastly expression.
  2. 2. shameful; embarrassing
    咱们在音乐会上要是演奏不好,那就太难看了。
    It would be a shame if we put on a bad performance at the concert.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

难看 [nánkàn]
  1. 1. 丑;不好看
    穿得花里胡哨的,太难看了。
  2. 2. 不光彩;不体面
    去年高考我校剃了光头,实在太难看了。
  3. 3. (脸色、表情等)严厉而不正常
    今天老板的脸色特别难看,大家小心点儿。

Examples

他那副嘴脸真难看
He had a very nasty look on his face.
难看
ugly; unsightly
她家新房装修采用的石材竟然返碱,看上去有点难看
The stone materials used for the decoration of her house have accumulated salt on their surface and look ugly.
他是个美盲,总是买一些非常难看的衣服。
He lacks aesthetic sense, and always buys ugly clothes.
这就是你和她生的野种,长得真难看
So this is your and her bastard child, it looks really ugly.
公司的女员工都要穿一步裙,真难看
All female staff are required to wear one-step skirts, which are unpleasant to the eyes.
衬衫难看难看些吧,因为便宜,我就买了。
Even though the shirt wasn't that nice, I bought it because it was cheap.
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Collocations

十分难看
ugly
脸色难看
darkened face
难看的表情
an unpleasant look
难看死了
ugly

Word Decomposition


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