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刻

苛刻 (kē kè) – harsh

kē kè

harsh

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1harsh
  2. 2severe
  3. 3demanding

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Related words

刻

kè

quarter (hour)

刻苦

kè kǔ

hardworking

立刻

lì kè

forthwith

深刻

shēn kè

profound

时刻

shí kè

time

此刻

cǐ kè

this moment

雕刻

diāo kè

to carve

刻意

kè yì

intentionally

刻舟求剑

kè zhōu qiú jiàn

lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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