kēi
克
to scold; to beat; to dig out
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to scold; to reprimand
informalUsed in informal spoken Chinese to describe criticizing or beating someone severely.
Bà爸
ba爸
yīn因
wèi为
wǒ我
kǎo考
shì试
bù不
jí及
gé格
ér而
kè克
le了
wǒ我
yī一
dùn顿
。
Dad scolded me severely because I failed the exam.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
bǎ把
nà那
ge个
tōu偷
lǎn懒
de的
yuán员
gōng工
kè克
le了
yī一
tòng通
。
The boss reprimanded the lazy employee thoroughly.
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Tā他
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
dǎ打
suì碎
le了
huā花
píng瓶
，
bèi被
mā妈
ma妈
kè克
le了
yī一
dùn顿
。
He accidentally broke the vase and was scolded by his mom.
Lǎo老
shī师
kè克
le了
nà那
ge个
shàng上
kè课
shuō说
huà话
de的
xué学
shēng生
。
The teacher scolded the student who was talking in class.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
chí迟
dào到
bèi被
zǔ组
zhǎng长
kè克
le了
。
He was reprimanded by the team leader for being late.