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深刻

shēn kè · shen ke

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. profound
  2. deep
  3. deep-going
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What stayed with you?

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)的(de)电影(diànyǐng)你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How was yesterday's film?

  2. Liangliang

    很好(hěnhǎo)，我(wǒ)对(duì)结尾(jiéwěi)印象(yìnxiàng)很(hěn)深刻(shēnkè)。

    Very good. The ending left a deep impression on me.

  3. Dengdeng

    哪(nǎ)一段(yīduàn)？

    Which part?

  4. Liangliang

    老人(lǎorén)一个人(yīgèrén)等车(děngchē)那段(nàduàn)，我(wǒ)印象(yìnxiàng)特别(tèbié)深刻(shēnkè)。

    The old man waiting for the bus alone. It left a deep impression on me.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)印象(yìnxiàng)最(zuì)深刻(shēnkè)的(de)是(shì)爆米花(bàomǐhuā)，太(tài)甜(tián)了(le)！

    What I remember best is the popcorn. It was so sweet!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)的(de)履(lǚ)历(lì)给(gěi)我(wǒ)留(liú)下(xià)深(shēn)刻(kè)的(de)印(yìn)象(xiàng)。

Your CV has really impressed me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)失(shī)败(bài)让(ràng)他(tā)深(shēn)刻(kè)反(fǎn)省(xǐng)了(le)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)。

This failure made him deeply reflect on his own problems.

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深
shēn

deep (lit. and fig.)

刻
kè

quarter (hour); moment

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