Chinese Word of the Day

夹克
jiá kè

jacket

Definitions

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夹克
1. Simplified form of 夾克
夾克	夾kè
1. n. jacket
Components
夹
1. Simplified form of 夾
夾	gā, jiá
1. Only used in 夾肢窩
2. also; and
3. well-matched; matching; harmonious
佢哋兩個好夾！ - The two of them are well-matched!
4. to match; to be fitting
5. to coordinate
你哋夾埋整蠱我！ - You've been coordinating together to play a prank on me!
夾時間gaan3 - to arrange for a meeting time -
夾口供
夾baend1 - to jam as a band -
6. to share
夾 aaa6ckcoauantg1 - to share account -
7. to contribute; to chip in
我哋幾個夾錢買咗份禮物畀佢。 - We all chipped in some money to buy a gift for her.
一齊夾夾條數點做 - Let's chip in some ideas on how to do this maths question
克	kè
1. (literary) to be able to
克勤克儉 - hardworking and thrifty
2. to defeat; to vanquish; to conquer
Synonyms: 剋//, 戰勝
克敵 - to defeat the enemy
3. to subdue; to restrain
克制 - to restrain
4. to digest
克食 - to aid digestion
5. to set (a time limit)
克日 - to set a date
6. (dialectal)
7. gram (g)
1 市兩等於 50 克。 - 1 market tael is equivalent to 50 grams.
8. (a Tibetan unit of volume or dry measure)
9. (a Tibetan unit of land area)
10. Simplified form of 剋
剋	kè
1. to defeat; to vanquish; to overcome; to prevail; to surmount; to subdue; to overthrow
Synonyms: 戰勝, 克
2. to restrain; to cut down
3. to be able to
4. (colloquial) to scold; to censure
5. (colloquial) to beat