刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍
刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 HSK 7-9
- lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
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刻
- 刻意 kè yì ㄎㄜˋ ㄧˋ hak1 ji3 intentionally; deliberately; purposely
- 刻画 刻畫 kè huà ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ hak1 waak6 to portray
- 刻苦 kè kǔ ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ hak1 fu2 hardworking
- 刻薄 kè bó ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ hak1 bok6 unkind
- 时刻 時刻 shí kè ㄕˊ ㄎㄜˋ si4 hak1 time
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- 木刻 mù kè ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ muk6 hak1 woodcut
- 此刻 cǐ kè ㄘˇ ㄎㄜˋ ci2 hak1 this moment
- 深刻 shēn kè ㄕㄣ ㄎㄜˋ sam1 hak1 profound
- 片刻 piàn kè ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄜˋ pin3 hak1 short period of time
- 立刻 lì kè ㄌㄧˋ ㄎㄜˋ laap6 hak1 immediately; at once; right away
- 苛刻 kē kè ㄎㄜ ㄎㄜˋ ho1 hak1 harsh; severe; demanding
- 雕刻 diāo kè ㄉㄧㄠ ㄎㄜˋ diu1 hak1 to carve
- 光刻 guāng kè ㄍㄨㄤ ㄎㄜˋ gwong1 hak1 photolithography
- 刻刀 kè dāo ㄎㄜˋ ㄉㄠ hak1 dou1 engraving knife; carving knife (for wood, stone etc)
- 刻剥 刻剝 kè bō ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛ hak1 mok1 to grab money
- 刻印 kè yìn ㄎㄜˋ ㄧㄣˋ hak1 jan3 to engrave a seal
- 刻奇 kè qí ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˊ hak1 kei4 (loanword) kitsch, in a sense that originates in the writing of Milan Kundera: getting emotional about sth due to the influence of social conditioning
- 刻写 刻寫 kè xiě ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ hak1 se2 to inscribe
- 刻度 kè dù ㄎㄜˋ ㄉㄨˋ hak1 dou6 marked scale
- 刻日 kè rì ㄎㄜˋ ㄖˋ hak1 jat6 variant of 克日
舟
- 龙舟 龍舟 lóng zhōu ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ lung4 zau1 dragon boat
- 同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋ tung4 zau1 gung6 zai3 cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests
- 扁舟 piān zhōu ㄆㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ pin1 zau1 (literary) small boat; skiff
- 操舟 cāo zhōu ㄘㄠ ㄓㄡ cou1 zau1 to steer a boat
- 方舟 fāng zhōu ㄈㄤ ㄓㄡ fong1 zau1 ark
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- 泛舟 fàn zhōu ㄈㄢˋ ㄓㄡ faan3 zau1 to go boating
- 神舟 Shén zhōu ㄕㄣˊ ㄓㄡ san4 zau1 Shenzhou (spacecraft)
- 舟山 Zhōu shān ㄓㄡ ㄕㄢ zau1 saan1 see 舟山市
- 舟曲 Zhōu qǔ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄩˇ zau1 kuk1 see 舟曲县
- 舟船 zhōu chuán ㄓㄡ ㄔㄨㄢˊ zau1 syun4 boat
- 荡舟 蕩舟 dàng zhōu ㄉㄤˋ ㄓㄡ dong6 zau1 to row a boat
- 兰舟 蘭舟 lán zhōu ㄌㄢˊ ㄓㄡ laan4 zau1 lit. boat made of lily magnolia wood
- 飞舟 飛舟 fēi zhōu ㄈㄟ ㄓㄡ fei1 zau1 fast boat
- 天舟座 Tiān zhōu zuò ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ ㄗㄨㄛˋ tin1 zau1 zo6 Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
- 独木舟 獨木舟 dú mù zhōu ㄉㄨˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄡ duk6 muk6 zau1 dugout
- 舟山市 Zhōu shān Shì ㄓㄡ ㄕㄢ ㄕˋ zau1 saan1 si5 Zhoushan, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省
- 舟曲县 舟曲縣 Zhōu qǔ Xiàn ㄓㄡ ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zau1 kuk1 jyun6 Zhouqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu
- 赛龙舟 賽龍舟 sài lóng zhōu ㄙㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ coi3 lung4 zau1 to race dragon boats
- 吴越同舟 吳越同舟 Wú Yuè tóng zhōu ㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ng4 jyut6 tung4 zau1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals
- 学海泛舟 學海泛舟 xué hǎi fàn zhōu ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄈㄢˋ ㄓㄡ hok6 hoi2 faan3 zau1 sailing on the sea of learning (idiom)
求
- 乞求 qǐ qiú ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ hat1 kau4 to beg
- 供求 gōng qiú ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ gung1 kau4 supply and demand (economics)
- 力求 lì qiú ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ lik6 kau4 to make every effort to
- 哀求 āi qiú ㄞ ㄑㄧㄡˊ oi1 kau4 to entreat
- 央求 yāng qiú ㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄡˊ joeng1 kau4 to implore
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- 寻求 尋求 xún qiú ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ cam4 kau4 to seek; to look for
- 强求 強求 qiǎng qiú ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ koeng5 kau4 to insist on; to demand; to impose
- 征求 徵求 zhēng qiú ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧㄡˊ zing1 kau4 to solicit
- 恳求 懇求 kěn qiú ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ han2 kau4 to beg
- 探求 tàn qiú ㄊㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ taam3 kau4 to seek
- 求助 qiú zhù ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨˋ kau4 zo6 to request help
- 求婚 qiú hūn ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄣ kau4 fan1 to propose marriage
- 求学 求學 qiú xué ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ kau4 hok6 to pursue one's studies; to attend school
- 求救 qiú jiù ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ kau4 gau3 to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
- 求职 求職 qiú zhí ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓˊ kau4 zik1 to seek employment
- 求证 求證 qiú zhèng ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄥˋ kau4 zing3 to seek proof
- 求医 求醫 qiú yī ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄧ kau4 ji1 to seek medical treatment
- 要求 yāo qiú ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jiu1 kau4 to request
- 请求 請求 qǐng qiú ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ cing2 kau4 to request; to ask
- 谋求 謀求 móu qiú ㄇㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ mau4 kau4 to seek; to strive for
剑 劍
- 佩剑 佩劍 pèi jiàn ㄆㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ pui3 gim3 sword
- 刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn ㄉㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dou1 gim3 sword
- 利剑 利劍 lì jiàn ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ lei6 gim3 sharp sword
- 剑客 劍客 jiàn kè ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄜˋ gim3 haak3 swordsman
- 剑尖 劍尖 jiàn jiān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢ gim3 zim1 point
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- 剑川 劍川 Jiàn chuān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ gim3 cyun1 see 剑川县
- 剑指 劍指 jiàn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˇ gim3 zi2 (fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)
- 剑柄 劍柄 jiàn bǐng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ gim3 beng3 sword hilt
- 剑标 劍標 jiàn biāo ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄠ gim3 biu1 (typography) dagger (†)
- 剑桥 劍橋 Jiàn qiáo ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ gim3 kiu4 Cambridge
- 剑河 劍河 Jiàn hé ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ gim3 ho4 see 剑河县
- 剑法 劍法 jiàn fǎ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ gim3 faat3 fencing
- 剑术 劍術 jiàn shù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ gim3 seot6 swordsmanship
- 剑身 劍身 jiàn shēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ gim3 san1 sword blade
- 剑道 劍道 jiàn dào ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ gim3 dou6 kendō (sports)
- 剑阁 劍閣 Jiàn gé ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊ gim3 gok3 see 剑阁县
- 剑鱼 劍魚 jiàn yú ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ gim3 jyu2 swordfish
- 剑鸻 劍鴴 jiàn héng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄥˊ gim3 hang4 (bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
- 剑麻 劍麻 jiàn má ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gim3 maa4 sisal hemp
- 剑龙 劍龍 jiàn lóng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ gim3 lung4 stegosaurus