刻 hak¹ {kè}

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

刻薄 hak¹ bok⁶ {kè bó}

1

刻苦 hak¹ fu² {kè kǔ}

(adjective) Arduous (work, etc.)

刻字 hak¹ zi⁶ {kè zì}

to engrave characters

刻日 {kèrì}

1. to set a date
2. to set a time frame
3. within a certain time limit

刻期 {kèqī}

1. to set a date
2. to set a time frame
3. within a certain time limit

刻板 hak¹ baan² {kè bǎn}

1. stiff
2. inflexible
3. mechanical
4. stubborn
5. to cut blocks for printing

刻版 hak¹ baan² {kè bǎn}

engraved blocks (for printing)

刻薄 hak¹ bok⁶ {kè bó}

1. unkind
2. harsh
3. cutting
4. mean
5. acrimony
6. to embezzle by making illegal deductions

刻本 hak¹ bun² {kè běn}

block printed edition

刻度 hak¹ dou⁶ {kè dù}

1. marked scale
2. graduated scale

刻毒 hak¹ duk⁶ {kè dú}

1. spiteful
2. venomous

刻苦 hak¹ fu² {kè kǔ}

1. hardworking
2. assiduous

刻骨 hak¹ gwat¹ {kè gǔ}

1. ingrained
2. entrenched
3. deep-rooted

刻痕 hak¹ han⁴ {kè hén}

notch

刻印 hak¹ jan³ {kè yìn}

1. to engrave a seal
2. stamp mark
3. to print with carved type
4. to leave a deep impression

刻意 hak¹ ji³ {kè yì}

1. meticulous
2. painstaking
3. deliberate

刻錄〔-录〕 hak¹ luk⁶ {kè lù}

1. to record on a CD or DVD
2. to burn a disc

刻剝〔-剥〕 hak¹ mok¹ {kè bō}

1. to grab money
2. to exploit

刻寫〔-写〕 hak¹ se² {kè xiě}

inscribe

刻畫〔-画〕 hak¹ waak⁶ {kè huà}

to portray

刻度盤〔--盘〕 hak¹ dou⁶ pun⁴ {kè dù pán}

dial (e.g. of a radio etc)

刻錄機〔-录机〕 hak¹ luk⁶ gei¹ {kè lù jī}

disk burner

刻板印象 hak¹ baan² jan³ zoeng⁶ {kè bǎn yìn xiàng}

stereotype

刻不容緩〔---缓〕 hak¹ bat¹ jung⁴ wun⁶ {kè bù róng huǎn}

1. to brook no delay
2. to demand immediate action

刻薄寡恩 hak¹ bok⁶ gwaa² jan¹ {kè bó guǎ ēn}

harsh and merciless (idiom)

刻苦學習〔--学习〕 hak¹ fu² hok⁶ zaap⁶ {kè kǔ xué xí}

1. to study hard
2. assiduous

刻苦耐勞〔---劳〕 hak¹ fu² noi⁶ lou⁴ {kè kǔ nài láo}

1. to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
2. hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity

刻苦努力 hak¹ fu² nou⁵ lik⁶ {kè kǔ nǔ lì}

1. assiduous
2. taking great pains

刻苦鑽研〔--钻-〕 hak¹ fu² zyun³ jin⁴ {kè kǔ zuān yán}

to study diligently

刻骨銘心〔--铭-〕 hak¹ gwat¹ ming⁵ sam¹ {kè gǔ míng xīn}

1. lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
2. fig. etched in one's memory
3. unforgettable

刻骨相思 hak¹ gwat¹ soeng¹ si¹ {kè gǔ xiāng sī}

deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)

刻鵠類鶩〔-鹄类鹜〕 hak¹ huk⁶ leoi⁶ mou⁶ {kè hú lèi wù}

1. to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
2. to fail utterly in trying to copy something
3. to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result

刻意求工 hak¹ ji³ kau⁴ gung¹ {kè yì qiú gōng}

assiduous and painstaking

刻意為之〔--为-〕 hak¹ ji³ wai⁴ zi¹ {kè yì wéi zhī}

1. to make a conscious effort
2. to do something deliberately

刻舟求劍〔---剑〕 hak¹ zau¹ kau⁴ gim³ {kè zhōu qiú jiàn}

lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances