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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 ke4quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals
2刻苦 刻苦 ke4 ku3hardworking; assiduous
3刻度 刻度 ke4 du4marked scale; graduated scale
4刻画 刻畫 huàke4 hua4to portray
5刻板 刻板 bǎnke4 ban3engraved blocks (for printing); stiff; inflexible; mechanical; stubborn; to cut blocks for printing
6刻板印象 刻板印象 bǎn yìn xiàngke4 ban3 yin4 xiang4stereotype
7刻本 刻本 běnke4 ben3block printed edition
8刻剥 刻剝 ke4 bo1to grab money; to exploit
9刻薄 刻薄 ke4 bo2unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions
10刻薄寡恩 刻薄寡恩 guǎ ēnke4 bo2 gua3 en1harsh and merciless (idiom)
11刻不容缓 刻不容緩 róng huǎnke4 bu4 rong2 huan3to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
12刻毒 刻毒 ke4 du2spiteful; venomous
13刻度盘 刻度盤 pánke4 du4 pan2dial (e.g. of a radio etc)
14刻骨 刻骨 ke4 gu3ingrained; entrenched; deep-rooted
15刻骨铭心 刻骨銘心 míng xīnke4 gu3 ming2 xin1lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom); fig. etched in one's memory; unforgettable
16刻骨相思 刻骨相思 xiāng ke4 gu3 xiang1 si1deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
17刻痕 刻痕 hénke4 hen2notch
18刻鹄类鹜 刻鵠類鶩 lèi ke4 hu2 lei4 wu4to 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
19刻画入微 刻畫入微 huà wēike4 hua4 ru4 wei1realistic portrayal of character (idiom)
20刻苦成家 刻苦成家 chéng jiāke4 ku3 cheng2 jia1to build up a family by hard work and frugality (idiom)
21刻苦攻关 刻苦攻關 gōng guānke4 ku3 gong1 guan1to storm strongholds in defiance of difficulties; to study very hard (idiom)
22刻苦耐劳 刻苦耐勞 nài láoke4 ku3 nai4 lao2to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering; hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
23刻苦努力 刻苦努力 ke4 ku3 nu3 li4assiduous; taking great pains
24刻苦学习 刻苦學習 xué ke4 ku3 xue2 xi2to study hard; assiduous
25刻苦钻研 刻苦鑽研 zuān yánke4 ku3 zuan1 yan2to study diligently
26刻录 刻錄 ke4 lu4to record on a CD or DVD; to burn a disc
27刻录机 刻錄機 ke4 lu4 ji1disk burner
28刻期 刻期 ke4 qi1variant of 克期
29刻奇 刻奇 ke4 qi2(loanword) kitsch, in a sense that originates in the writing of Milan Kundera: getting emotional about sth due to the influence of social conditioning
30刻日 刻日 ke4 ri4variant of 克日
31刻丝 刻絲 ke4 si1variant of 缂丝
32刻写 刻寫 xiěke4 xie3to inscribe
33刻意 刻意 ke4 yi4meticulous; painstaking; deliberate
34刻意求工 刻意求工 qiú gōngke4 yi4 qiu2 gong1assiduous and painstaking
35刻意为之 刻意為之 wéi zhīke4 yi4 wei2 zhi1to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately
36刻印 刻印 yìnke4 yin4to engrave a seal; stamp mark; to print with carved type; to leave a deep impression
37刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 zhōu qiú jiànke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances

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