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刻薄 (kè bó): Harsh (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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刻薄 consists of 2 characters.

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

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Pinyinkè bó

Meaningharsh; mean

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Syntaxadjective

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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.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 刻薄.

Words with 刻

刻苦kè kǔassiduous; hardworking; painstaking
时刻shí kètime; hour; moment
深刻shēn kèdeep; profound
立刻lì kèimmediately; at once; right away
此刻cǐ kèthis moment
片刻piàn kèan instant; a moment; a little while
雕刻diāo kècarve; chisel; engrave
刻不容缓kè bù róng huǎnadmit no delay; of great urgency

Words with 薄

薄弱bó ruòweak; frail
单薄dān bóThin / weak
微薄wēi bómeager, slight
浅薄qiǎn bóshallow, superficial
稀薄

xī bó

thin, rarefied

菲薄fěi bóhumble; poor; to belittle

薄荷bò hemint (herb)

薄饼bó bǐngthin pancake, crepe