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苛刻

kēkè

harsh; severe; demanding

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Meaning of 苛刻 in English

kēkèHSK 7–9adjectiveSyllabus #7740
  1. harsh; severe; demanding

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kè · classifier for short time intervals

HSK words with 刻

刻HSK 3立刻HSK 5深刻HSK 5时刻HSK 5此刻HSK 6片刻HSK 6雕刻HSK 7–9刻画HSK 7–9刻苦HSK 7–9刻意HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences