刻
kè
Pinyin

Definition

刻
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kè
  1. quarter (hour)
  2. moment
  3. to carve
  4. to engrave
  5. to cut
  6. oppressive
  7. classifier for short time intervals

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刻
kè
  1. 1 quarter (hour)
  2. 2 moment
  3. 3 to carve
  4. 4 to engrave
  5. 5 to cut
  6. 6 oppressive
  7. 7 classifier for short time intervals
时刻
shí kè
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 juncture
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period of time
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
  6. 6 classifier: 段 duàn
  7. 7 constantly
  8. 8 always
此刻
cǐ kè
  1. 1 this moment
  2. 2 now
  3. 3 at present
铭刻
míng kè
  1. 1 a carved inscription
刻意
kè yì
  1. 1 meticulous
  2. 2 painstaking
  3. 3 deliberate

Idioms (8)

刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
  2. 2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
刻薄寡恩
kè bó guǎ ēn
  1. 1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable

Sample Sentences

如若听说一个孩子在重点学校、尖子班，班主任抓的严，或者孩子自加压力，主动要求上各种辅导班，其它家长的反应都是满满地对别人家孩子的羡慕和赞叹，好像一眼就看到了这位刻苦学习的好孩子用时间兑换出了光辉灿烂的未来。
rúruò tīngshuō yīgē háizi zài chóngdiǎn xuéxiào 、jiānzi Bān ，bānzhǔrèn zhuā de Yán ，huòzhě háizi zì Jiā yālì ，zhǔdòng yāoqiú shàng gèzhǒng fǔdǎobān ，qítā jiāzhǎng de fǎnyìng dōu shì mǎnmǎn de duì biéren jiā háizi de xiànmù hé zàntàn ，hǎoxiàng yīyǎn jiù kàndào le zhèwèi kèkǔ xuéxí de hǎo háizi yòng shíjiān duìhuàn chū le guānghuīcànlàn de wèilái 。
If one hears that a child is in an "elite school", an "elite class", their homeroom teacher is "strict", or that the child is putting undue stress on himself/herself by taking additional classes, other parents usually respond with full-hearted compliments to this "other people's child", as if already seeing with a glance the bright future this good, hard-working kid is exchanging for his/her childhood.
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自助收银台就像一个投影仪，当托盘放在扫描仪下方，眼前的屏幕就出现了商品的照片，点击“开始扫描”，托盘里的商品立刻被标出了“葡式蛋挞老婆饼”等名字。
zìzhù shōuyíntái jiù xiàng yīgē tóuyǐngyí ，dāng tuōpán fàng zài sǎomiáoyí xiàfāng ，yǎnqián de píngmù jiù chūxiàn le shāngpǐn de zhàopiàn ，diǎnjī “kāishǐ sǎomiáo ”，tuōpán lǐ de shāngpǐn lìkè bèi biāochū le “pǔshì dàntǎ lǎopóbǐng ”děng míngzi 。
The self service checkout counter was like a projector, when the tray was put under the scanner, the screen on the checkout showed pictures of pastries, and when you click begin scan, photos of the pastries on the tray “Portuguese egg tart”, “old wife’s cake” etc appeared on the screen
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哟，这么感慨啊，和男朋友久别重逢，到了离别时刻依依不舍？
yō ，zhème gǎnkǎi ā ，hé nánpéngyou jiǔbiéchóngféng ，dào le líbié shíkè yīyībùshě ？
Huh, so emotional? Did you find it hard to let go after meeting up with your boyfriend after being apart for so long?
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我…我这是刻意捏的，这样才有不规则的美感。你再看这碗身的弧线，我把手指间的力度拿捏得不错，才能呈现出这么流畅的线条。
wǒ …wǒ zhè shì kèyì niē de ，zhèyàng cái yǒu bùguīzé de měigǎn 。nǐ zài kàn zhè wǎn shēn de húxiàn ，wǒ bǎ shǒuzhǐ jiān de lìdù nániē de bùcuò ，cáinéng chéngxiàn chū zhème liúchàng de xiàntiáo 。
I… I shaped it that way deliberately, that’s how I gave it its irregular beauty. Look again at the curvature of the cup’s body, I had to pinch it with just the right amount of pressure between my fingers, and only then did I manage to get such smooth lines.
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你试试看吧，如果什么都来不及做的时候，那最后还有一记绝招，就是自我催眠，无时无刻不提醒自己，我是宇宙超级无敌美少女，人见人爱花见花开车见车爆胎！那，自信心瞬间就能爆棚哈哈！
nǐ shìshi kàn ba ，rúguǒ shénme dōu láibují zuò de shíhou ，nà zuìhòu háiyǒu yī jì juézhāo ，jiùshì zìwǒ cuīmián ，wúshíwúkè bù tíxǐng zìjǐ ，wǒ shì yǔzhòu chāojí wúdí měi shàonǚ ，rén jiàn rén ài huā jiàn huā kāi chē jiàn chē bàotāi ！nà ，zìxìnxīn shùnjiān jiù néng bàopéng hāhā ！
Give it a try, if you don't have enough time to do anything, I also have one last trick, self hypnosis. Remind yourself anytime and anywhere, I'm a young beautiful woman without compare in the universe. I'm the belle of the ball! Then, your confidence will surge in an instant.
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请你说说你在目前的工作上，印象最深刻的一件事。
qǐng nǐ shuō shuo nǐ zài mùqián de gōngzuò shàng ，yìnxiàng zuì shēnkè de yī jiàn shì 。
Please tell me about something that left the deepest impression on you in your current job.
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于是乐广立马奔去找友人，将友人带回自己家中，又将情况重新完整地还原了一次。友人一看”唷！这不就是我当天喝下去的那条蛇吗？原来它压根儿就不是蛇，只是弓的倒影，是我自己吓自己！虚惊一场！”。知道了原委，他这病也就立刻痊愈了。
yúshì YuèGuǎng lìmǎ bēn qù zhǎo yǒurén ，jiāng yǒurén dài huí zìjǐ jiā zhōng ，yòu jiāng qíngkuàng chóngxīn wánzhěng de huányuán le yīcì 。yǒurén yī kàn ”yō ！zhè bù jiùshì wǒ dāngtiān hē xiàqù de nà tiáo shé ma ？yuánlái tā yàgēnr jiù búshi shé ，zhǐshì gōng de dàoyǐng ，shì wǒ zìjǐ hè zìjǐ ！xūjīngyìchǎng ！”。zhīdào le yuánwěi ，tā zhè bìng yě jiù lìkè quányù le 。
He rushed to his friend's immediately, brought him back to his place, and restored the scene again. Once his friend saw it, he realized,"Oh! Isn't this the snake I swallowed down that day? It turns out that it is not a snake at all, but a reflection of the bow. I was scaring myself. False alarm!" After knowing the whole story, he restored his health immediately.
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在跟听众交流的同时，我们也更加深刻地了解了我们自己的文化。
zài gēn tīngzhòng jiāoliú de tóngshí ，wǒmen yě gèngjiā shēnkè de liǎojiě le wǒmen zìjǐ de wénhuà 。
While communicating with the audience, we also have a deeper understanding of our own culture.
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这一年当中，有没有什么让你印象非常深刻的事情？
zhè yī nián dāngzhōng ，yǒuméiyǒu shénme ràng nǐ yìnxiàng fēicháng shēnkè de shìqing ？
Are there any incidents that left deep impressions on you this year?
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学习压力、就业压力、生存压力，各种各样的压力时刻萦绕在我们周围，如何减压已成为各国普遍关心的问题。
xuéxí yālì 、jiùyè yālì 、shēngcún yālì ，gèzhǒnggèyàng de yālì shíkè yíngrào zài wǒmen zhōuwéi ，rúhé jiǎnyā yǐ chéngwéi gèguó pǔbiàn guānxīn de wèntí 。
The pressure of learning, the pressure of employment, the pressure of survival, and various pressures are lingering around us all the time. How to reduce the pressure has become a common concern of all countries.
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