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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

苛刻 [kēkè]
  1. 1. adjective harsh

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

苛刻 [kēkè]
  1. 1. harsh; severe; exacting; hard
    他对别人慷慨，对自己苛刻。
    这个条件太苛刻，接受不了。
    The terms are too harsh. We cannot accept them.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

苛刻 [kēkè]
  1. 1. 形 要求过严或条件过高
    对刚入学的儿童不应提出苛刻的要求。
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Examples

苛刻
harsh; severe; exacting → 刻
有时签证官的问题很苛刻。 → 签证
银行提出的贷款条件很苛刻。 → 贷款
他对别人慷慨，对自己苛刻。 → 苛刻
这项规定过于苛刻。
This directive is excessively harsh. → 规定
对刚入学的儿童不应提出苛刻的要求。 → 苛刻
to pan a play
对一出戏作苛刻的评论 → pan
My boss is a real slave driver.
我们老板真苛刻，就知道逼我们干活。 → driver

Collocations

条件苛刻
harsh conditions
对人苛刻
to make excessive demands
苛刻的要求
demanding needs
过于苛刻
extremely demanding

Word Decomposition

苛
[kē] 		+ 刻
[kè]

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