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HSK
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  *刻* | 刻* | *刻
quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals
HSK 2
time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL: 個|个, / constantly / always
HSK 3
profound / deep / deep-going
HSK 3
immediately; at once; right away
HSK 3
this moment / now / at present
HSK 5
intentionally; deliberately; purposely / painstakingly; meticulously
HSK 7-9
to carve / to engrave / carving
HSK 7-9
hardworking / assiduous
HSK 7-9
harsh; severe; demanding
HSK 7-9
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
HSK 7-9
to engrave a seal / stamp mark / to print with carved type / to leave a deep impression
to engrave
marked scale / graduated scale
to brook no delay / to demand immediate action
short period of time / a moment
immediately / instant / instantly
photolithography
to carve a seal / a seal
to portray
at all times / at every moment
(idiom) (when followed by ) at no time; never (Note: 無時無刻不|无时无刻不 therefore means "at no time not ...", i.e. "at all times".) / (when not followed by ) at all times; always
a carved inscription
to record on a CD or DVD / to burn a disc
stone inscription / carved stone
unkind / harsh / cutting / mean / acrimony / to embezzle by making illegal deductions
ingrained / entrenched / deep-rooted
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / unforgettable
to etch / engraving
instantly / in no time
woodcut
inscription on stone tablet
block printed edition
notch
sharp and unkind (words)
lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering / hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory; remembered with gratitude as long as one lives
to carve / to engrave
carving / engraving
(idiom) a short time; a little while
spiteful / venomous
caustic / biting / piquant / acerbic / vitriolic / acrimonious
(idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
to reprint (a work that has been out of print) / to reissue (a vinyl album as a CD, etc) / to replicate / to recreate / (computing) fork (loanword)
a short while / soon
variant of 復刻|复刻
engraved blocks (for printing)
stereotype
photolithography machine
sculptor
Dunkirk, port in northern France
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
in an instant
disk burner
harsh and merciless (idiom)
dial (e.g. of a radio etc)
photoresist (laser etching used in microelectronics)
ready at any moment
assiduous and painstaking
to make a conscious effort / to do something deliberately
variant of 克日
to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom) / to fail utterly in trying to copy something / to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
at all times
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
to grab money / to exploit
(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
variant of 克期
stiff / inflexible / mechanical / stubborn / to cut blocks for printing
variant of 緙絲|缂丝
to study diligently
deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
rock carving / cliff engraving / words carved into cliff face
timetable / schedule
at this very moment
sculpture
literary trifles / minor skill
carving in bone


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