雕
刻

To carve in Chinese: 雕刻 (diāo kè)

diāo kè

to carve

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to carve
  2. 2to engrave
  3. 3carving

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雕
刻

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ㄉㄧㄠ

diāo

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄎㄜˋ

kè

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他花了三天时间雕刻这尊石像。

    tā huā le sān tiān shí jiān diāo kè zhè zūn shí xiàng。

    He spent three days carving this stone statue.

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Related words

刻

kè

quarter (hour)

雕

diāo

to carve

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

雕塑

diāo sù

a statue

苛刻

kē kè

harsh

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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