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
Words Containing 刻
to brook no delay
intentionally; deliberately; purposely
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
hardworking
time
this moment
profound
short period of time
forthwith
harsh
to carve
every minute counts
a short 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]
photolithography
photolithography machine
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 engrave a seal
(loanword) kitsch, in a sense that originates in the writing of Milan Kundera: getting emotional about sth due to the influence of social conditioning
to inscribe
marked scale
dial (e.g. of a radio etc)
assiduous and painstaking
to make a conscious effort
block printed edition
stiff
stereotype
spiteful
engraved blocks (for printing)
to portray
notch
assiduous
to study hard
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
to study diligently
unkind
harsh and merciless (idiom)
to record on a CD or DVD
disk burner
ingrained
deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
diligent
immediately
to study hard
a short while
caustic
sharp and unkind (words)
rock carving
to reprint (a work that has been out of print)
Dunkirk, port in northern France
ready at any moment
timetable
at all times
woodcut
at this very moment
at all times
all the time
carving
stone inscription
inscription on stone tablet
to carve a seal
lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
to etch
a carved inscription
lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom)
to carve
to engrave
sculpture
sculptor
literary trifles
instantly
in an instant
carving in bone