难看

• 拼音: nán kàn
• 汉字拆解: 难 (nán) — difficult; 看 (kàn) — to look at, to see

含义

Ugly; unattractive; embarrassing. Describes something unpleasant to look at or a situation that causes loss of face.

Used for physical appearance (an ugly outfit, bad handwriting) and also for embarrassing social situations — 面子上很难看 (looks bad/embarrassing in terms of face). The opposite is 好看 (good-looking).

例句

1. 这件衣服的颜色真难看。
2. 他写的字很难看。
3. 在大家面前出错太难看了。

用法指南

语境: appearance, criticism, everyday

语气: negative

正确说法

• 这个颜色太难看了。(This colour is really ugly.)
• 她觉得自己拍的照片很难看。(She thinks the photos she took look bad.)

错误说法

• 不要当面对别人说'你很难看' (Don't tell someone to their face 你很难看 — it's very rude; use gentler phrasing like 不太好看)

起源与历史

Compound of 难 (difficult) and 看 (to look at). Literally 'difficult to look at', meaning unpleasant to the eye or embarrassing to witness.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal