刻薄 (kè bó): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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刻薄
刻薄 (kè bó): Harsh (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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刻 • kè • quarter (of an hour); to carve • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
kè
刻
quarter (of an hour); to carve
薄 • bó • thin; flimsy • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
bó
薄
thin; flimsy
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 刻薄.
Words with
刻
刻苦
kè kǔ
assiduous; hardworking; painstaking
时刻
shí kè
time; hour; moment
深刻
shēn kè
deep; profound
立刻
lì kè
immediately; at once; right away
此刻
cǐ kè
this moment
片刻
piàn kè
an instant; a moment; a little while
雕刻
diāo kè
carve; chisel; engrave
刻不容缓
kè bù róng huǎn
admit no delay; of great urgency
Words with
薄
薄弱
bó ruò
weak; frail
单薄
dān bó
Thin / weak
微薄
wēi bó
meager, slight
浅薄
qiǎn bó
shallow, superficial
稀薄
xī bó
thin, rarefied
菲薄
fěi bó
humble; poor; to belittle
薄荷
bò he
mint (herb)
薄饼
bó bǐng
thin pancake, crepe
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Example Sentences with 刻薄
tā
他
shuō
说
huà
话
hěn
很
kè
刻
bó
薄
，
cháng
常
cháng
常
shāng
伤
hài
害
bié
别
rén
人
。
He speaks very harshly and often hurts others.
lǎo
老
bǎn
板
duì
对
yuán
员
gōng
工
tài
太
kè
刻
bó
薄
，
dà
大
jiā
家
dōu
都
bù
不
xǐ
喜
huān
欢
tā
他
。
The boss is too mean to the employees; nobody likes him.
