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难看 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say nán kàn slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
难看用来形容外貌或事物不美观。
nán kàn lái yòng xǔ róng gào mào huò shì wù bù měi guān.
难看 is used to describe something or someone that is not beautiful or attractive.
Context note
这个词常用于描述人的外貌或物品的外观。
zhè gè cí cháng yòng xǔ róng gào mào rén de wài mào huò qǐ wù de guāng wàng.
This word is commonly used to describe people's appearance or the look of objects.
5 examples
这件衣服难看。
zhè jiàn yī fu nán kàn。
This piece of clothing is ugly.
他的脸看起来很难看。
tā de liǎn kàn qǐ lái hěn nán kàn。
His face looks very ugly.
这个设计难看极了。
zhè ge shè jì nán kàn jí le。
This design is extremely ugly.
这件家具有点难看。
zhè jiàn jiā jù yǒu diǎn nán kàn。
This piece of furniture is a bit ugly.
她的裙子看起来不太难看。
tā de qún zǐ kàn qǐ lái bú tài nán kàn。
Her skirt doesn't look too ugly.
5 mini stories
小明不喜欢穿这件衣服，因为它很难看。
xiǎo míng bù xǐ huan chuān zhè jiàn yī fu， yīn wèi tā hěn nán kàn。
Xiao Ming doesn't like wearing this piece of clothing because it's very ugly.
妈妈说这个设计难看，所以没有采用。
mā ma shuō zhè ge shè jì nán kàn， suǒ yǐ méi yǒu cǎi yòng。
Mom said this design is ugly, so they didn't adopt it.
这件家具虽然旧了点，但并不难看。
zhè jiàn jiā jù suī rán jiù le diǎn， dàn bìng bù nán kàn。
This piece of furniture may be a bit old, but it's not ugly.
她的裙子很漂亮，只是有点难看的图案。
tā de qún zǐ hěn piào liang， zhǐ shì yǒu diǎn nán kàn de tú àn。
Her skirt is very pretty, just with some ugly patterns.
这件衣服虽然便宜，但看起来很难看。
zhè jiàn yī fu suī rán pián yi， dàn kàn qǐ lái hěn nán kàn。
This piece of clothing may be cheap, but it looks very ugly.