雕刻
diāo kè
Pinyin

Definition

雕刻
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diāo kè
  1. to carve
  2. to engrave
  3. carving

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刻
kè
  1. 1 quarter (hour)
  2. 2 moment
  3. 3 to carve
  4. 4 to engrave
  5. 5 to cut
  6. 6 oppressive
  7. 7 classifier for short time intervals
时刻
shí kè
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 juncture
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period of time
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],段[duàn]
  6. 6 constantly
  7. 7 always
此刻
cǐ kè
  1. 1 this moment
  2. 2 now
  3. 3 at present
立刻
lì kè
  1. 1 forthwith
  2. 2 immediate
  3. 3 prompt
  4. 4 promptly
  5. 5 straightway
  6. 6 thereupon
  7. 7 at once
铭刻
míng kè
  1. 1 a carved inscription
刻意
kè yì
  1. 1 meticulous
  2. 2 painstaking
  3. 3 deliberate
刻苦
kè kǔ
  1. 1 hardworking
  2. 2 assiduous
刻薄
kè bó
  1. 1 unkind
  2. 2 harsh
  3. 3 cutting
  4. 4 mean
  5. 5 acrimony
  6. 6 to embezzle by making illegal deductions
刻骨
kè gǔ
  1. 1 ingrained
  2. 2 entrenched
  3. 3 deep-rooted
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
即刻
jí kè
  1. 1 immediately
  2. 2 instant
  3. 3 instantly
时时刻刻
shí shí kè kè
  1. 1 at all times
深刻
shēn kè
  1. 1 profound
  2. 2 deep
  3. 3 deep-going
无时无刻
wú shí wú kè
  1. 1 all the time
  2. 2 incessantly
片刻
piàn kè
  1. 1 short period of time
  2. 2 a moment
神雕侠侣
Shén diāo Xiá lu:3
  1. 1 The Return of the Condor Heroes (classic wuxia martial arts TV films of 1998 and 2006 based on novel by Jinyong 金庸)
  2. 2 variant of 神鵰俠侶|神雕侠侣
苛刻
kē kè
  1. 1 harsh
  2. 2 severe
  3. 3 demanding
雕刻
diāo kè
  1. 1 to carve
  2. 2 to engrave
  3. 3 carving
雕塑
diāo sù
  1. 1 a statue
  2. 2 a Buddhist image
  3. 3 sculpture
  4. 4 to carve
一时半刻
yī shí bàn kè
  1. 1 a short time
  2. 2 a little while

Idioms (10)

一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
  2. 2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
刻薄寡恩
kè bó guǎ ēn
  1. 1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
刻鹄类鹜
kè hú lèi wù
  1. 1 to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail utterly in trying to copy something
  3. 3 to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè
  1. 1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
铭心刻骨
míng xīn kè gǔ
  1. 1 engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
  2. 2 undying gratitude
雕楹碧槛
diāo yíng bì kǎn
  1. 1 carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment

Sample Sentences

对啊，清代家具相比之下就完全不同了。设计更加复杂，深受宫廷家具的影响。就算一张饭桌的桌脚，都被雕刻得非常细致。
duìā ，Qīngdài jiājù xiāngbǐ zhīxià jiù wánquán bùtóng le 。shèjì gèngjiā fùzá ，shēnshòu gōngtíng jiājù de yǐngxiǎng 。jiùsuàn yī zhāng fànzhuō de zhuōjiǎo ，dōu bèi diāokè de fēicháng xìzhì 。
Yeah, in comparison, Qing dynasty furniture is completely different. The design is more complex, heavily influenced by the furniture of the imperial court. Even a dining room table leg was meticulously carved.
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