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Chinese dictionary
- 1
measure wordquarter (of an hour)
我需要两刻钟的时间。
I need two quarters of time.
现在是差一刻三点。
It's a quarter to three now.
这只表每刻钟报时一次。
The clock strikes the quarters.
- 2
adj.profound; in the highest degree
刻苦
hardworking
深刻
deep
- 3
n.moment; time
顷刻
instantly
即刻
immediately
片刻
a moment
- 4
v.carve; engrave; cut; imprint
她对刻碑文很感兴趣。
She is interested in carving inscriptions.
他在桌子上刻字。
He engraves characters on the table.
我喜欢刻图章。
I like engraving seals.
- 5
adj.unkind; harsh
尖刻
acrimonious
Words and phrases with 刻
- 刻度板[word]scaleplate
- 刻度[word]graduation
- 刻记[word]cut; remember strongly
- 刻漏[word]clepsydra
- 刻度机[word]dividing engine
- 刻线机[word]ruling engine
- 刻骨[word]deep-rooted
- 刻刻[word]every moment
- 刻瓷[word]carved porcelain
- 刻骨相思[idiom]carve on the bones and think of each other
- 刻画入微[idiom]describe even to the trifling point
- 刻苦耐劳[idiom]industriousness and stamina
- 刻骨仇恨[idiom]feel irreconcilable hatred towards...
- 刻苦钻研[idiom]study assiduously
- 刻舟求剑[idiom]make a notch on the side of a moving boat to indicate where one's sword has dropped―take measures without regard to changes in circumstances
- 刻不容缓[idiom]of great urgency
- 刻骨铭心[idiom]be remembered with deep gratitude
- 刻意求工[idiom]be scrupulous in one's workmanship