尖刻

jiānkè
adjective #20,170

Meanings

  1. 1 caustic
  2. 2 biting
  3. 3 acerbic
  4. 4 vitriolic
  5. 5 acrimonious

Examples

Tā de pīpíng fēicháng jiānkè, ràng rén nányǐ jiēshòu.
His criticism was very caustic and hard to accept.
Tā yòng jiānkè de yǔyán huíyìng le duìshǒu de gōngjī.
She responded to her opponent's attack with biting words.

Tips

memory
(jiān) means sharp/pointed, and (kè) means to carve/engrave. Together they evoke words that cut as sharply as a carving knife — harsh, pointed criticism.

Stroke Order

jiān