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  *刻* | 刻* | *刻
quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals
HSK 2
immediately; at once; right away
HSK 3
profound / deep / deep-going
HSK 3
time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL: 個|个, / constantly / always
HSK 3
this moment / now / at present
HSK 5
hardworking / assiduous
HSK 7-9
to carve / to engrave / carving
HSK 7-9
intentionally; deliberately; purposely / painstakingly; meticulously
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
harsh; severe; demanding
HSK 7-9
sharp and unkind (words)
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)
block printed edition
timetable / schedule
lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision
engraved blocks (for printing)
at all times / at every moment
to engrave a seal / stamp mark / to print with carved type / to leave a deep impression
to brook no delay / to demand immediate action
to etch / engraving
instantly / in no time
immediately / instant / instantly
at all times
to portray
sculptor
(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
stereotype
(idiom) a short time; a little while
woodcut
to carve a seal / a seal
notch
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / unforgettable
to engrave
marked scale / graduated scale
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering / hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
caustic / biting / piquant / acerbic / vitriolic / acrimonious
Dunkirk, port in northern France
to study diligently
to inscribe
a carved inscription
lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory; remembered with gratitude as long as one lives
harsh and merciless (idiom)
to carve / to engrave
unkind / harsh / cutting / mean / acrimony / to embezzle by making illegal deductions
short period of time / a moment
dial (e.g. of a radio etc)
ingrained / entrenched / deep-rooted
to grab money / to exploit
stone inscription / carved stone
stiff / inflexible / mechanical / stubborn / to cut blocks for printing
literary trifles / minor skill
a short while / soon
spiteful / venomous
inscription on stone tablet
(idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious
carving / engraving
rock carving / cliff engraving / words carved into cliff face
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
photolithography
variant of 緙絲|缂丝
deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
variant of 復刻|复刻
photolithography machine
sculpture
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 make a conscious effort / to do something deliberately
disk burner
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
photoresist (laser etching used in microelectronics)
(loanword) kitsch, in a sense that originates in the writing of Milan Kundera: getting emotional about sth due to the influence of social conditioning
assiduous and painstaking
variant of 克日
variant of 克期
to record on a CD or DVD / to burn a disc
ready at any moment
at this very moment
in an instant
carving in bone


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