kēi
剋
hit; scold
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to hit; to beat up; to fight
dialectPrimarily used in northern Mandarin dialects. Very informal and colloquial.
Tā他
zài在
xué学
xiào校
ái挨
le了
yī一
dùn顿
kēi尅
。
He got beaten up at school.
Nà那
liǎ俩
rén人
wèi为
le了
yī一
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
jiù就
kēi尅
qǐ起
lái来
le了
。
Those two started fighting over a trivial matter.
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Bié别
dòng动
shǒu手
，
yǒu有
huà话
hǎo好
hǎo好
shuō说
，
bié别
kēi尅
rén人
。
Don't use your hands, talk it out, don't hit people.
verb
to scold; to reprimand; to criticize harshly
dialectUsed when someone is being severely criticized or berated, often by a superior like a parent or boss.
Wǒ我
kǎo考
zá砸
le了
，
huí回
jiā家
kěn肯
dìng定
yào要
bèi被
mā妈
ma妈
kēi尅
yī一
dùn顿
。
I failed the exam, I'm definitely going to get an earful from mom when I get home.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
yīn因
wèi为
tā他
chí迟
dào到
kēi尅
le了
tā他
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
。
The boss chewed him out for ten minutes for being late.
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Zuò做
cuò错
le了
shì事
，
bèi被
lǎo老
shī师
kēi尅
jǐ几
jù句
shì是
yīng应
gāi该
de的
。
If you do something wrong, it's right for the teacher to scold you a few words.