雕刻
diāo kè
Pinyin

Definition

雕刻
 - 
diāo kè
  1. to carve
  2. to engrave
  3. carving

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
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
铭刻
míng kè
  1. 1 a carved inscription

Idioms (10)

一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone
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)

Sample Sentences

对啊，清代家具相比之下就完全不同了。设计更加复杂，深受宫廷家具的影响。就算一张饭桌的桌脚，都被雕刻得非常细致。
duìā ，Qīngdài jiājù xiāngbǐ zhīxià jiù wánquán bùtóng le 。shèjì gèngjiā fùzá ，shēnshòu gōngtíng jiājù de yǐngxiǎng 。jiùsuàn yī zhāng fànzhuō de zhuōjiǎo ，dōu bèi diāokè de fēicháng xìzhì 。
Yeah, in comparison, Qing dynasty furniture is completely different. The design is more complex, heavily influenced by the furniture of the imperial court. Even a dining room table leg was meticulously carved.
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