WordTaiwan frequency #25,966
情何以堪
ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄎㄢ
“how can one bear such an emotionally difficult or unreasonable situation; used to express deep distress or sorrow over an unbearable circumstance”
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情
ㄑㄧㄥˊ
Emotion or feeling; sentiment; affection or love; friendship; situation or circumstances; passion.
何
ㄏㄜˊ
What; which; who; where; how; why; to carry; surname He.
以
ㄧˇ
to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; to consider as; to lead; to be able to; to make
堪
ㄎㄢ
can; to be able to; to endure; to bear; worthy of; capable of a certain quality
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 可以ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇcan; may; to be able to; to be possible; not bad; pretty good
- 所以ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇtherefore; so; as a result; the reason why; used for; why
- 以及ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊand; as well as; used to connect parallel words or phrases.
- 如何ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊhow; in what way; what method; why; what to do
- 任何ㄖㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊany; whatever; whichever; no matter what.
- 事情ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊmatter; affair; thing; business; what is happening; the way things are; human affairs and social dealings
- 情況situation; state of affairs; circumstances; (Taiwan) mood, interest, or emotional state.
- 以上ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋmore than a stated amount or level; above a certain point; the foregoing; used to conclude remarks
- 以後ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋafter; later; afterwards; from now on; in the future.
- 以前ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; previously; in the past; ago; formerly
- 情緒ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄩˋmood; state of mind; emotions; feelings; moodiness
- 以為ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋto think; to believe (often mistakenly); to take for; to consider as.