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])
这里的风景美得令人叹为观止，堪称一绝。
zhè lǐ de fēng jǐng měi de lìng rén tàn wéi guān zhǐ, kān chēng yī jué.
The scenery here is so beautiful it leaves people in awe, and can be called unrivaled.
他长期生活在艰苦的环境中，苦不堪言。
tā cháng qī shēng huó zài jiān kǔ de huán jìng zhōng, kǔ bù kān yán.
He has lived in harsh conditions for a long time, suffering more than words can bear to describe.
Words with 堪
难堪
nán kān
hard to take
不堪
bù kān
cannot bear
不堪一击
bù kān yī jī
(idiom) unable to withstand a single blow; to collapse at the first blow
不堪入目
bù kān rù mù
unbearable to look at
不堪忍受
bù kān rěn shòu
unbearable
不堪设想
bù kān shè xiǎng
too horrible to contemplate
凌乱不堪
líng luàn bù kān
in a terrible mess (idiom)
可堪
kě kān
how can one endure?
堪培拉
kān péi lā
Canberra, capital of Australia
堪察加
kān chá jiā
Kamchatka (peninsula in far eastern Russia)
堪察加半岛
kān chá jiā bàn dǎo
Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia
堪察加柳莺
kān chá jiā liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Kamchatka leaf warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus)