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Unsightly in Chinese

unsightly · HSK 3

难看 nán kàn

  1. 难 nán difficult
  2. 看 kàn to look at

这件衣服的颜色太难看了。 The color of this piece of clothing is really ugly.

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How do you say unsightly in Chinese?

Unsightly in Chinese is 难看 (nán kàn).

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