立刻

li4 ke4

forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once

尖刻

jian1 ke4

caustic; biting; piquant; acerbic; vitriolic; acrimonious

刻薄

ke4 bo2

unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions

刻板

ke4 ban3

stiff; inflexible; mechanical; stubborn; to cut blocks for printing

刻

ke4

quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals