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刻
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Definitions
- 1. quarter (hour)
- 2. moment
- 3. to carve
- 4. to engrave
- 5. to cut
- 6. oppressive
- 7. classifier for short time intervals
Example Sentences
1 shown立 刻 ！
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Words Containing 刻
block printed edition
time
at all times
forthwith
short period of time
literary trifles
to record on a CD or DVD
immediately
hardworking
carving
to engrave a seal
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[líng méng chū]
to grab money
to carve
lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom)
deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
to study hard
to carve a seal
marked scale
ready at any moment
spiteful
a short while
this moment
to etch
disk burner
caustic
to make a conscious effort
to brook no delay
dial (e.g. of a radio etc)
to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
ingrained
sculptor
to portray
inscription on stone tablet
every minute counts
notch
a short time
to carve
in an instant
harsh
timetable
instantly
to reprint (a work that has been out of print)
photolithography
to engrave
assiduous
to inscribe
at all times
assiduous and painstaking
woodcut
sharp and unkind (words)
diligent
harsh and merciless (idiom)
rock carving
to study diligently
at this very moment
a carved inscription
unkind
(loanword) kitsch, in a sense that originates in the writing of Milan Kundera: getting emotional about sth due to the influence of social conditioning
carving in bone
stereotype
stone inscription
all the time
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初[líng méng chū]
engraved blocks (for printing)
intentionally; deliberately; purposely
sculpture
Dunkirk, port in northern France
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
to study hard
stiff
photolithography machine
profound
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances