苛刻 kē kè ㄎㄜ ㄎㄜˋ ho1 hak1 HSK 7-9
- harsh; severe; demanding
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苛
- 苛责 苛責 kē zé ㄎㄜ ㄗㄜˊ ho1 zaak3 to criticize harshly
- 严苛 嚴苛 yán kē ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜ jim4 ho1 severe
- 苛性 kē xìng ㄎㄜ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ho1 sing3 caustic (chemistry)
- 苛捐 kē juān ㄎㄜ ㄐㄩㄢ ho1 gyun1 exorbitant levies
- 苛求 kē qiú ㄎㄜ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ho1 kau4 demanding
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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
- 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
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
Example sentences
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我 在 慢慢 习惯 習慣 这 這 苛刻 的 气候 氣候 。
I am slowly adjusting to the harsh climate here.
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