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苛刻 (kē kè): Harsh (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown

苛刻 consists of 2 characters.

苛
kē
harsh, severe, exacting
刻
kè
quarter (of an hour); to carve

Word Info

Pinyinkē kè
MeaningHarsh
Characters2
HSK 2.0—
HSK 3.0Level 7-9
SyntaxAdjective
Word苛刻
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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 苛刻.

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3.

How to Use 苛刻 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 苛刻 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
fēi非
cháng常
kē苛
kè刻
neutral
extremely harsh
Verb + Adjectivewith要求
yāo要
qiú求
kē苛
kè刻
Subject + Adjectivewith条件
tiáo条
jiàn件
kē苛
kè刻
Verb + Complementwith待人
dài待
rén人
kē苛
kè刻
4.

Example Sentences with 苛刻

zhè这
ge个
yāo要
qiú求
tài太
kē苛
kè刻
le
neutral
demanding requirements
neutral
harsh conditions
formal
Written
treat people harshly
了
。
This requirement is too harsh.
píng评
wěi委
men们
duì对
xuǎn选
shǒu手
de的
píng评
fēn分
biāo标
zhǔn准
sì似
hū乎
guò过
yú于
kē苛
kè刻
le了
。
The judges' scoring criteria for the contestants seem overly harsh.
nǐ你
wèi为
shén什
me么
zǒng总
duì对
zì自
jǐ己
zhè这
me么
kē苛
kè刻
，
cóng从
bù不
yǔn允
xǔ许
fàn犯
cuò错
ne呢
？
Why are you always so harsh on yourself, never allowing any mistakes?
tā他
duì对
yuán员
gōng工
de的
yāo要
qiú求
hěn很
kē苛
kè刻
，
jīng经
cháng常
pī批
píng评
tā他
men们
。
He is very demanding towards his employees and often criticizes them.
zhè这
fèn份
hé合
tong同
de的
tiáo条
kuǎn款
bìng并
bù不
kē苛
kè刻
，
shuāng双
fāng方
dōu都
néng能
jiē接
shòu受
。
The terms of this contract are not harsh and are acceptable to both parties.
jǐn尽
guǎn管
huán环
jìng境
kē苛
kè刻
，
tàn探
xiǎn险
duì队
yī依
rán然
jiān坚
chí持
wán完
chéng成
le了
rèn任
wu务
。
Despite the harsh environment, the expedition team persisted and completed the mission.
zài在
jìng竞
zhēng争
jī激
liè烈
de的
shì市
chǎng场
zhōng中
，
gōng公
sī司
zhì制
dìng定
le了
kē苛
kè刻
de的
yè业
jì绩
biāo标
zhǔn准
。
In the highly competitive market, the company has set strict performance standards.
tā他
duì对
yǐn饮
shí食
de的
yāo要
qiú求
tài太
kē苛
kè刻
le了
，
lián连
yì一
diǎn点
táng糖
dōu都
bù不
chī吃
。
His dietary requirements are too harsh; he doesn't even eat a bit of sugar.