1 abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia

2 (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia

1 (try to) overcome (hardships etc)

2 to conquer

3 to put up with

4 to endure

1 quarter (hour)

2 moment

3 to carve

4 to engrave

5 to cut

6 oppressive

7 classifier for short time intervals

1 chocolate (loanword)

2 classifier: 块 kuài

1 Texas

1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)

1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)

1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties

2 (any number of possible translations)

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

1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering

2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity