时刻准备
shí kè zhǔn bèi
Pinyin

Definition

时刻准备
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shí kè zhǔn bèi
  1. ready at any moment

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 CL:個|个[gè],段[duàn]
  6. 6 constantly
  7. 7 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
刻苦
kè kǔ
  1. 1 hardworking
  2. 2 assiduous
刻骨
kè gǔ
  1. 1 ingrained
  2. 2 entrenched
  3. 3 deep-rooted
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
即刻
jí kè
  1. 1 immediately
  2. 2 instant
  3. 3 instantly
时时刻刻
shí shí kè kè
  1. 1 at all times
深刻
shēn kè
  1. 1 profound
  2. 2 deep
  3. 3 deep-going
无时无刻
wú shí wú kè
  1. 1 all the time
  2. 2 incessantly
片刻
piàn kè
  1. 1 short period of time
  2. 2 a moment
立刻
lì kè
  1. 1 forthwith
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 prompt
  4. 4 promptly
  5. 5 straightway
  6. 6 thereupon
  7. 7 at once
苛刻
kē kè
  1. 1 harsh
  2. 2 severe
  3. 3 demanding
雕刻
diāo kè
  1. 1 to carve
  2. 2 to engrave
  3. 3 carving
一时半刻
yī shí bàn kè
  1. 1 a short time
  2. 2 a little while
刻不容缓
kè bù róng huǎn
  1. 1 to brook no delay
  2. 2 to demand immediate action
刻印
kè yìn
  1. 1 to engrave a seal
  2. 2 stamp mark
  3. 3 to print with carved type
  4. 4 to leave a deep impression
刻度
kè dù
  1. 1 marked scale
  2. 2 graduated scale

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
刻鹄类鹜
kè hú lèi wù
  1. 1 to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail utterly in trying to copy something
  3. 3 to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè
  1. 1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
铭心刻骨
míng xīn kè gǔ
  1. 1 engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
  2. 2 undying gratitude

Sample Sentences

不是，是小费的事情。我记得你说过，在美国接受别人的服务就要付小费。所以我处处小心，时刻准备着钱。结果最后在机场，人家帮我拿了一下行李。我却正好没零钱了，只能给了一张20美元！
bùshì ，shì xiǎofèi de shìqing 。wǒ jìde nǐ shuō guo ，zài Měiguó jiēshòu biérén de fúwù jiù yào fù xiǎofèi 。suǒyǐ wǒ chùchù xiǎoxīn ，shíkè zhǔnbèi zhe qián 。jiéguǒ zuìhòu zài jīchǎng ，rénjiā bāng wǒ ná le yīxià xíngli 。wǒ què zhènghǎo méi língqián le ，zhǐnéng gěi le yī zhāng èrshí měiyuán ！
No. It's something to do with tips. I remember you said that in America if someone provides you with service you need to tip. So I was very careful, and always had a bit of money prepared. In the end, I was at the airport and someone helped me carry my bags. However, I didn't have any change. I could only give him a 20 dollar bill!
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