carve; engrave; cut
Example Sentences
他把名字刻在了木头上。
tā bǎ míng zì kè zài le mù tou shàng.
He carved his name into the piece of wood.
现在是上午十点一刻。
xiàn zài shì shàng wǔ shí diǎn yī kè.
It is now 10:15 AM.
现在是两点一刻。
xiàn zài shì liǎng diǎn yí kè.
It is a quarter past two now.
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Related Words & Compounds
deliberately; meticulously to mark the boat to find the sword;
hard‐working
Imperative
to take measures without regard to changes in circumstance
unkind / harsh / cutting / mean / acrimony / to embezzle by making illegal deductions
to portray
stiff / inflexible / mechanical / stubborn / to cut blocks for printing
marked scale / graduated scale
notch
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / unforgettable
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