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What does 难看 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

难看 nánkàn

ugly; unsightly

It can also mean

  • embarrassing; shameful
  • (of a facial expression) grim; unhappy
  • (of a film or book) bad; unwatchable

Its characters

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

In a sentence

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

我爸妈说你长得太难看了,要请人来抓你。

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