刻薄 kè bó ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ hak1 bok6 流利級 · Level 5
- unkind
- harsh
- cutting
- mean
- acrimony
- to embezzle by making illegal deductions
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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
- 时刻 時刻 shí kè ㄕˊ ㄎㄜˋ si4 hak1 time
- 木刻 mù kè ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ muk6 hak1 woodcut
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- 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
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 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
薄
- 单薄 單薄 dān bó ㄉㄢ ㄅㄛˊ daan1 bok6 weak
- 浅薄 淺薄 qiǎn bó ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ cin2 bok6 superficial
- 薄弱 bó ruò ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ bok6 joek6 weak; frail
- 轻薄 輕薄 qīng bó ㄑㄧㄥ ㄅㄛˊ hing1 bok6 light (weight)
- 俭薄 儉薄 jiǎn bó ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ gim6 bok6 meager; poor
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- 厚薄 hòu báo ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄠˊ hau5 bok6 thickness
- 厚薄 hòu bó ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄛˊ hau5 bok6 to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for 厚此薄彼)
- 厌薄 厭薄 yàn bó ㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ jim3 bok6 to despise
- 命薄 mìng bó ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄛˊ meng6 bok6 to be unlucky
- 喷薄 噴薄 pēn bó ㄆㄣ ㄅㄛˊ pan3 bok6 to gush
- 微薄 wēi bó ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛˊ mei4 bok6 scanty
- 摊薄 攤薄 tān báo ㄊㄢ ㄅㄠˊ taan1 bok6 (finance) to dilute (earnings per share)
- 浮薄 fú bó ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄛˊ fau4 bok6 frivolous; superficial
- 淡薄 dàn bó ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ daam6 bok6 thin
- 瘠薄 jí bó ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄛˊ zek3 bok6 (of land) infertile
- 稀薄 xī bó ㄒㄧ ㄅㄛˊ hei1 bok6 thin
- 绵薄 綿薄 mián bó ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ min4 bok6 my humble effort
- 纤薄 纖薄 xiān bó ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄛˊ cim1 bok6 very thin; delicate
- 脸薄 臉薄 liǎn báo ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄠˊ lim5 bok6 bashful
- 菲薄 fěi bó ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ fei2 bok6 humble
Idioms with these characters
- 精雕细刻 精雕細刻 jīng diāo xì kè ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄒㄧˋ ㄎㄜˋ zing1 diu1 sai3 hak1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom)
- 刻薄寡恩 kè bó guǎ ēn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄣ hak1 bok6 gwaa2 jan1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
- 刻骨铭心 刻骨銘心 kè gǔ míng xīn ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ hak1 gwat1 ming5 sam1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
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- 刻骨相思 kè gǔ xiāng sī ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄙ hak1 gwat1 soeng1 si1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
- 刻鹄类鹜 刻鵠類鶩 kè hú lèi wù ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄟˋ ㄨˋ hak1 huk6 leoi6 mou6 to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
- 刻苦耐劳 刻苦耐勞 kè kǔ nài láo ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hak1 fu2 noi6 lou4 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 铭心刻骨 銘心刻骨 míng xīn kè gǔ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄨˇ ming5 sam1 hak1 gwat1 lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom)
- 无时无刻 無時無刻 wú shí wú kè ㄨˊ ㄕˊ ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˋ mou4 si4 mou4 hak1 (idiom) (when followed by 不) at no time; never (Note: 无时无刻不 therefore means "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".)
- 一刻千金 yī kè qiān jīn ㄧ ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ jat1 hak1 cin1 gam1 (idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
- 德薄能鲜 德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ dak1 bok6 nang4 sin2 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
- 红颜薄命 紅顏薄命 hóng yán bó mìng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ hung4 ngaan4 bok6 ming6 beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
- 厚古薄今 hòu gǔ bó jīn ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄣ hau5 gu2 bok6 gam1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
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- 厚积薄发 厚積薄發 hòu jī bó fā ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄛˊ ㄈㄚ hau5 zik1 bok6 faat3 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
- 厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng ㄏㄡˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄥ hau5 sei2 bok6 sang1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
- 喷薄欲出 噴薄欲出 pēn bó yù chū ㄆㄣ ㄅㄛˊ ㄩˋ ㄔㄨ pan3 bok6 juk6 ceot1 to be on the verge of eruption (idiom)
- 轻口薄舌 輕口薄舌 qīng kǒu bó shé ㄑㄧㄥ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄜˊ hing1 hau2 bok6 sit6 (idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
- 轻浪浮薄 輕浪浮薄 qīng làng fú bó ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄤˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄛˊ hing1 long6 fau4 bok6 (idiom) frivolous
- 轻嘴薄舌 輕嘴薄舌 qīng zuǐ bó shé ㄑㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄜˊ hing1 zeoi2 bok6 sit6 lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude