精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè
Pinyin

Definition

精雕细刻
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jīng diāo xì kè
  1. lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刻
kè
  1. 1 quarter (hour)
  2. 2 moment
  3. 3 to carve
  4. 4 to engrave
  5. 5 to cut
  6. 6 oppressive
  7. 7 classifier for short time intervals
时刻
shí kè
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 juncture
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period of time
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],段[duàn]
  6. 6 constantly
  7. 7 always
此刻
cǐ kè
  1. 1 this moment
  2. 2 now
  3. 3 at present
精彩
jīng cǎi
  1. 1 wonderful
  2. 2 marvelous
  3. 3 brilliant
精神
jīng shén
  1. 1 spirit
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 consciousness
  4. 4 thought
  5. 5 mental
  6. 6 psychological
  7. 7 essence
  8. 8 gist
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
精美
jīng měi
  1. 1 delicate
  2. 2 fine
  3. 3 refinement
精选
jīng xuǎn
  1. 1 carefully chosen
  2. 2 handpicked
  3. 3 best of the bunch
  4. 4 choice (product)
  5. 5 concentration (mining)
  6. 6 to concentrate
  7. 7 to winnow
铭刻
míng kè
  1. 1 a carved inscription
龙马精神
lóng mǎ jīng shén
  1. 1 old but still full of vitality (idiom)
刻意
kè yì
  1. 1 meticulous
  2. 2 painstaking
  3. 3 deliberate
刻苦
kè kǔ
  1. 1 hardworking
  2. 2 assiduous
刻薄
kè bó
  1. 1 unkind
  2. 2 harsh
  3. 3 cutting
  4. 4 mean
  5. 5 acrimony
  6. 6 to embezzle by making illegal deductions
刻骨
kè gǔ
  1. 1 ingrained
  2. 2 entrenched
  3. 3 deep-rooted
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
即刻
jí kè
  1. 1 immediately
  2. 2 instant
  3. 3 instantly
味精
wèi jīng
  1. 1 monosodium glutamate (MSG)
妖精
yāo jing
  1. 1 evil spirit
  2. 2 alluring woman
时时刻刻
shí shí kè kè
  1. 1 at all times
深刻
shēn kè
  1. 1 profound
  2. 2 deep
  3. 3 deep-going
无时无刻
wú shí wú kè
  1. 1 all the time
  2. 2 incessantly

Idioms (20)

一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone
兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú
  1. 1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
  2. 2 preparations for war are in an advanced state
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
  2. 2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
刻薄寡恩
kè bó guǎ ēn
  1. 1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
刻鹄类鹜
kè hú lèi wù
  1. 1 to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail utterly in trying to copy something
  3. 3 to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
博而不精
bó ér bù jīng
  1. 1 extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
  2. 2 jack-of-all-trades, master of none
业精于勤
yè jīng yú qín
  1. 1 mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.
  2. 2 Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.
  3. 3 Practice makes perfect.
殚精极虑
dān jīng jí lu:4
  1. 1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
  3. 3 to leave no stone unturned
殚精竭虑
dān jīng jié lu:4
  1. 1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
  3. 3 to leave no stone unturned
无精打彩
wú jīng dǎ cǎi
  1. 1 dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality
  2. 2 not lively
无精打采
wú jīng dǎ cǎi
  1. 1 dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless
  2. 2 in low spirits
  3. 3 washed out
短小精悍
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn
  1. 1 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
  2. 2 (of an article) concise and forceful
矮小精悍
ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn
  1. 1 short but intrepid (idiom)
精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn
  1. 1 meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
精明强干
jīng míng qiáng gàn
  1. 1 intelligent and capable (idiom)
精疲力尽
jīng pí lì jìn
  1. 1 spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
  2. 2 drained
  3. 3 washed out
精疲力竭
jīng pí lì jié
  1. 1 spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
  2. 2 drained
  3. 3 washed out

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