够呛 (gòu qiàng) — awful, unbearable, terrible (describes a situation that is hard to endure); unlikely, hardly possible (used before a verb to express doubt)
Definition
Colloquial 够呛 covers two related senses: a situation that's hard to endure (closer to 受不了 than to 可怕 or 糟糕), and, before a verb, 'hardly possible / unlikely'. Avoid the literary 难堪.
adjective
awfulunbearableterrible (describes a situation that is hard to endure)unlikelyhardly possible (used before a verb to express doubt)
Examples
- 够呛，。Jīn tiān lèi dé gòu qiàng, bù xiǎng dòng le.I'm so exhausted today I can't move.
- 够呛，。Tā gòu qiàng néng tōng guò kǎo shì, yīn wèi gēn běn méi fù xí.It's unlikely he'll pass the exam because he didn't review at all.
- 够呛，。Zhè gōng zuò zhēn gòu qiàng, yì tiān jiā bān bā xiǎo shí.This job is awful — eight hours of overtime a day.
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