时刻 shíkè, [時刻], time/juncture/moment/period of time/CL:個|个[gè],段[duàn]/constantly/always 立刻 lìkè, forthwith/immediate/prompt/promptly/straightway/thereupon/at once 深刻 shēnkè, profound/deep/deep-going 刻 kè, quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive/classifier for short... 此刻 cǐkè, this moment/now/at present 刻薄 kèbó, unkind/harsh/cutting/mean/acrimony/to embezzle by making illegal deductions 片刻 piànkè, short period of time/a moment 此时此刻 cǐshícǐkè, [此時此刻], at this very moment 苛刻 kēkè, harsh/severe/demanding 刻意 kèyì, meticulous/painstaking/deliberate 每时每刻 měishíměikè, [每時每刻], at all times/at every moment 无时无刻 wúshíwúkè, [無時無刻], all the time/incessantly 即刻 jíkè, immediately/instant/instantly 雕刻 diāokè, to carve/to engrave/carving 时时刻刻 shíshíkèkè, [時時刻刻], at all times 刻苦 kèkǔ, hardworking/assiduous 尖刻 jiānkè, caustic/biting/piquant/acerbic/vitriolic/acrimonious 时刻表 shíkèbiǎo, [時刻表], timetable/schedule 刻画 kèhuà, [刻畫], to portray 刻骨铭心 kègǔmíngxīn, [刻骨銘心], lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)/fig. etched in one's memo... 刻度 kèdù, marked scale/graduated scale 雕刻家 diāokèjiā, sculptor 铭刻 míngkè, [銘刻], a carved inscription 刻板 kèbǎn, stiff/inflexible/mechanical/stubborn/to cut blocks for printing 蚀刻 shíkè, [蝕刻], to etch/engraving 刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn, [刻不容緩], to brook no delay/to demand immediate action 顷刻 qǐngkè, [頃刻], instantly/in no time 刻痕 kèhén, notch 顷刻间 qǐngkèjiān, [頃刻間], in an instant 刻度盘 kèdùpán, [刻度盤], dial (e.g. of a radio etc) 敦刻尔克 Dūnkèěrkè, [敦刻爾克], Dunkirk, port in northern France 雕刻品 diāokèpǐn, sculpture 镌刻 juānkè, [鐫刻], to engrave 刻毒 kèdú, spiteful/venomous 铭心刻骨 míngxīnkègǔ, [銘心刻骨], engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefac... 石刻 shíkè, stone inscription/carved stone 一刻千金 yīkèqiānjīn, time is gold/every minute counts 一时半刻 yīshíbànkè, [一時半刻], a short time/a little while 二刻拍案惊奇 ÈrkèPāiànJīngqí, [二刻拍案驚奇], Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular sto... 光刻 guāngkè, photolithography 光刻胶 guāngkèjiāo, [光刻膠], photoresist (laser etching used in microelectronics) 初刻拍案惊奇 ChūkèPāiànJīngqí, [初刻拍案驚奇], Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stori... 刻丝 kèsī, [刻絲], variant of 緙絲|缂丝[kè sī] 刻写 kèxiě, [刻寫], to inscribe 刻剥 kèbō, [刻剝], to grab money/to exploit 刻印 kèyìn, to engrave a seal/stamp mark/to print with carved type/to leave a deep impressio... 刻奇 kèqí, (loanword) kitsch, in a sense that originates in the writing of Milan Kundera: g... 刻录 kèlù, [刻錄], to record on a CD or DVD/to burn a disc 刻录机 kèlùjī, [刻錄機], disk burner 刻意为之 kèyìwéizhī, [刻意為之], to make a conscious effort/to do something deliberately 刻意求工 kèyìqiúgōng, assiduous and painstaking 刻日 kèrì, variant of 克日[kè rì] 刻期 kèqī, variant of 克期[kè qī] 刻本 kèběn, block printed edition 刻板印象 kèbǎnyìnxiàng, stereotype 刻版 kèbǎn, engraved blocks (for printing) 刻舟求剑 kèzhōuqiújiàn, [刻舟求劍], lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); ... 刻苦努力 kèkǔnǔlì, assiduous/taking great pains 刻苦学习 kèkǔxuéxí, [刻苦學習], to study hard/assiduous 刻苦耐劳 kèkǔnàiláo, [刻苦耐勞], to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering/hard-worki... 刻苦钻研 kèkǔzuānyán, [刻苦鑽研], to study diligently 刻薄寡恩 kèbóguǎēn, harsh and merciless (idiom) 刻骨 kègǔ, ingrained/entrenched/deep-rooted 刻骨相思 kègǔxiāngsī, deep-seated lovesickness (idiom) 刻鹄类鹜 kèhúlèiwù, [刻鵠類鶩], to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)/to fail utterly in ... 勤奋刻苦 qínfènkèkǔ, [勤奮刻苦], diligent/assiduous 学习刻苦 xuéxíkèkǔ, [學習刻苦], to study hard/assiduous 少刻 shǎokè, a short while/soon 尖酸刻薄 jiānsuānkèbó, sharp and unkind (words) 崖刻 yákè, rock carving/cliff engraving/words carved into cliff face 时刻准备 shíkèzhǔnbèi, [時刻準備], ready at any moment 木刻 mùkè, woodcut 版刻 bǎnkè, carving/engraving 碑刻 bēikè, inscription on stone tablet 篆刻 zhuànkè, carving a seal 精雕细刻 jīngdiāoxìkè, [精雕細刻], lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision 镂刻 lòukè, [鏤刻], to carve/to engrave 雕虫篆刻 diāochóngzhuànkè, [雕蟲篆刻], literary trifles/minor skill 骨刻 gǔkè, carving in bone