lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
镌刻鐫刻juan1 ke4
to engrave
苛刻苛刻ke1 ke4
harsh; severe; demanding
刻板刻板ke4 ban3
stiff; inflexible; mechanical; stubborn; to cut blocks for printing
刻版刻版ke4 ban3
engraved blocks (for printing)
刻板印象刻板印象ke4 ban3 yin4 xiang4
stereotype
刻本刻本ke4 ben3
block printed edition
刻剥刻剝ke4 bo1
to grab money; to exploit
刻薄刻薄ke4 bo2
unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions
刻薄寡恩刻薄寡恩ke4 bo2 gua3 en1
harsh and merciless (idiom)
刻不容缓刻不容緩ke4 bu4 rong2 huan3
to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
刻毒刻毒ke4 du2
spiteful; venomous
刻度刻度ke4 du4
marked scale; graduated scale
刻度盘刻度盤ke4 du4 pan2
dial (e.g. of a radio etc)
刻骨刻骨ke4 gu3
ingrained; entrenched; deep-rooted
刻骨铭心刻骨銘心ke4 gu3 ming2 xin1
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable
刻骨相思刻骨相思ke4 gu3 xiang1 si1
deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻痕刻痕ke4 hen2
notch
刻鹄类鹜刻鵠類鶩ke4 hu2 lei4 wu4
to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom); to fail utterly in trying to copy something; to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
刻画刻畫ke4 hua4
to portray
刻苦刻苦ke4 ku3
hardworking; assiduous
刻苦耐劳刻苦耐勞ke4 ku3 nai4 lao2
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering; hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
刻苦努力刻苦努力ke4 ku3 nu3 li4
assiduous; taking great pains
刻苦学习刻苦學習ke4 ku3 xue2 xi2
to study hard; assiduous
刻苦钻研刻苦鑽研ke4 ku3 zuan1 yan2
to study diligently
刻录刻錄ke4 lu4
to record on a CD or DVD; to burn a disc
刻录机刻錄機ke4 lu4 ji1
disk burner
刻期刻期ke4 qi1
variant of 克期
刻日刻日ke4 ri4
variant of 克日
刻丝刻絲ke4 si1
variant of 緙絲|缂丝
刻写刻寫ke4 xie3
inscribe
刻意刻意ke4 yi4
meticulous; painstaking; deliberate
刻意求工刻意求工ke4 yi4 qiu2 gong1
assiduous and painstaking
刻意为之刻意為之ke4 yi4 wei2 zhi1
to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately
刻印刻印ke4 yin4
to engrave a seal; stamp mark; to print with carved type; to leave a deep impression
刻舟求剑刻舟求劍ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
立刻立刻li4 ke4
forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once
镂刻鏤刻lou4 ke4
to carve; to engrave
每时每刻每時每刻mei3 shi2 mei3 ke4
at all times; at every moment
铭刻銘刻ming2 ke4
a carved inscription
铭心刻骨銘心刻骨ming2 xin1 ke4 gu3
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude
木刻木刻mu4 ke4
woodcut
片刻片刻pian4 ke4
short period of time; a moment
勤奋刻苦勤奮刻苦qin2 fen4 ke4 ku3
diligent; assiduous
顷刻頃刻qing3 ke4
instantly; in no time
顷刻间頃刻間qing3 ke4 jian1
in an instant
少刻少刻shao3 ke4
a short while; soon
深刻深刻shen1 ke4
profound; deep; deep-going
石刻石刻shi2 ke4
stone inscription; carved stone
时刻時刻shi2 ke4
moment; constantly; always
蚀刻蝕刻shi2 ke4
to etch; engraving
时刻表時刻表shi2 ke4 biao3
timetable; schedule
时刻准备時刻準備shi2 ke4 zhun3 bei4
ready at any moment
时时刻刻時時刻刻shi2 shi2 ke4 ke4
at all times
无时无刻無時無刻wu2 shi2 wu2 ke4
all the time; incessantly
学习刻苦學習刻苦xue2 xi2 ke4 ku3
to study hard; assiduous
崖刻崖刻ya2 ke4
rock carving; cliff engraving; words carved into cliff face