苛刻

duì fāng tí chū de tiáo jiàn hěn kē kè shǐ rén nán yǐ jiē shòu

对方提出的条件很苛刻，使人难以接受。

The terms they have advanced are too harsh to be acceptable.

zhè ge tiáo jiàn tài kē kè wǒ men jiē shòu bù liǎo

这个条件太苛刻，我们接受不了。

The terms are too harsh, and we cannot accept them.

kē kè xié yì

苛刻协议

oppressive agreement

tā duì tā zì jǐ hěn kē kè

他对他自己很苛刻。

He is very hard on himself.

kē kè jiāo yì

苛刻交易

hard bargain

dài rén kē kè

待人苛刻

treat people harshly

lǎo bǎn hěn kē kè

老板很苛刻。

The boss is very harsh.

gāng cái wǒ duì nǐ hěn kē kè jìn hū bù gōng le

刚才我对你很苛刻近乎不公了。

I was unfairly harsh to you a few minutes ago.

bié duì tā tài kē kè le tā hái zhǐ shì gè hái zi

别对他太苛刻了，他还只是个孩子。

Don’t be too harsh on him, and he’s only a child.