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HSK 5
刻
kè
1.
quarter (hour)
2.
moment
3.
to carve
4.
to engrave
5.
to cut
6.
oppressive
7.
classifier for short time intervals
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
光刻
guāngkè
photolithography
刻剥
kèbō
to grab money
刻印
kèyìn
to engrave a seal
刻写
kèxiě
inscribe
刻度
kèdù
marked scale
刻意
kèyì
meticulous
刻日
kèrì
variant of [[克日<kèrì>]]
刻期
kèqī
variant of [[克期<kèqī>]]
刻本
kèběn
block printed edition
刻板
kèbǎn
stiff
刻毒
kèdú
spiteful
刻版
kèbǎn
engraved blocks (for printing)
刻画
kèhuà
to portray
刻痕
kèhén
notch
刻苦
kèkǔ
hardworking
刻薄
kèbó
unkind
刻录
kèlù
to record on a CD or DVD
刻骨
kègǔ
ingrained
即刻
jíkè
immediately
少刻
shǎokè
a short while
Example Sentences (3)
你不是说七点半来接我吗？你迟到了一刻钟。
Nǐ bú shì shuō qī diǎn bàn lái jiē wǒ ma? Nǐ chí dào le yí kè zhōng.
Didn't you say you'd come pick me up at seven thirty? You're fifteen minutes late.
Text 4
已经差一刻八点了！我都在这儿坐了半个小时了。
Yǐjīng chà yí kè bā diǎn le! Wǒ dōu zài zhèr zuò le bàn gè xiǎoshí le.
It's already a quarter to eight! I've been sitting here for half an hour now.
Text 4
不是我迟到了，是你的表快了一刻钟。
Bú shì wǒ chí dào le, shì nǐ de biǎo kuài le yí kè zhōng.
I wasn't late; your watch is fifteen minutes fast.
Text 4
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 617
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,303 of 84,292