HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 7–9 · adjective · Practice

苛刻

kēkè

harsh; demanding; severe

他对别人的要求太苛刻了。

Tā duì biérén de yāoqiú tài kēkèle。

His demands on others are too harsh.

← 靠拢kàolǒng 颗粒kēlì →
刻 kè quarter (of an hour) 立刻 lìkè immediately; at once; right away 深刻 shēnkè deep; profound; penetrating 时刻 shíkè moment; time; (also adverb) constantly 此刻 cǐkè at this moment; right now 片刻 piànkè a short while; a moment; a brief spell 雕刻 diāokè to carve; to engrave; carving; engraving 刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn urgent; brooking no delay 刻画 kèhuà to portray; to depict; to describe vividly 刻苦 kèkǔ hardworking; diligent; assiduous 刻意 kèyì deliberately; intentionally; on purpose 刻舟求剑 kèzhōu-qiújiàn to act rigidly without adapting to change; to take measures too late
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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