lì kè 
		forthwith
immediate
prompt
promptly
straightway
thereupon
at once
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shí kè 
		moment
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constantly
always
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			kè bù róng huǎn 
		to brook no delay
to demand immediate action
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shí kè 
		stone inscription
carved stone
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kè bǎn 
		stiff
inflexible
mechanical
stubborn
to cut blocks for printing
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kè yìn 
		to engrave a seal
stamp mark
to print with carved type
to leave a deep impression
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jí kè 
		immediately
instant
instantly
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kè yì 
		meticulous
painstaking
deliberate
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kè 
		quarter (hour)
moment
to carve
to engrave
to cut
oppressive
classifier for short time intervals
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kè gǔ míng xīn 
		lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
fig. etched in one's memory
unforgettable
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kè dù 
		marked scale
graduated scale
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kè bó 
		unkind
harsh
cutting
mean
acrimony
to embezzle by making illegal deductions
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			diāo kè 
		to carve
to engrave
carving
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			piàn kè 
		short period of time
a moment
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			cǐ kè 
		this moment
now
at present
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kè gǔ 
		ingrained
entrenched
deep-rooted
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kè lù 
		to record on a CD or DVD
to burn a disc
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			měi shí měi kè 
		at all times
at every moment
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kè bǎn 
		engraved blocks (for printing)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bēi kè 
		inscription on stone tablet
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīng diāo xì kè 
		lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jiān kè 
		caustic
biting
piquant
acerbic
vitriolic
acrimonious
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kè kǔ nǔ lì 
		assiduous
taking great pains