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刻

kè · ke

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. quarter (hour)
  2. moment
  3. to carve
  4. to engrave
  5. to cut
  6. oppressive
  7. classifier for short time intervals
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A quarter of an hour

  1. Liangliang

    火车(huǒchē)四点(sìdiǎn)一(yī)刻(kè)开(kāi)。

    The train leaves at a quarter past four.

  2. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)三点(sāndiǎn)三(sān)刻(kè)，还有(háiyǒu)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    It is a quarter to four now, so we have half an hour.

  3. Liangliang

    走过去(zǒuguòqù)要(yào)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    It takes ten minutes to walk there.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)再(zài)坐(zuò)一(yī)刻钟(kèzhōng)，喝(hē)杯(bēi)茶(chá)。

    Then let us sit for a quarter of an hour and drink some tea.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)说(shuō)一(yī)刻钟(kèzhōng)，我们(wǒmen)坐了(zuòle)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Last time you said a quarter of an hour, and we sat for an hour.

  6. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)保证(bǎozhèng)，真的(zhēnde)一(yī)刻钟(kèzhōng)！

    This time I promise. A real quarter of an hour!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)用(yòng)一(yí)块(kuài)木(mù)头(tou)刻(kè)出(chū)一(yì)尊(zūn)佛(fó)像(xiàng)。

He carved a Buddha statue from wood.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by BooMie · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

男(nán)孩(hái)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)刻(kè)在(zài)树(shù)上(shàng)。

The boy carved his name on the tree.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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