# 雕刻 (diāokè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 雕刻 (diāokè) means “to carve; to engrave”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to carve; to engrave
- Pinyin: diāokè (diao1 ke4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 工匠在木头上雕刻出栩栩如生的图案。
  Gōngjiàng zài mùtou shàng diāokè chū xǔxǔrúshēng de tú'àn.
  The craftsman carved a lifelike pattern onto the wood.

## Characters

- [雕](https://hanziro.com/word/diao-carve/) (diāo): to carve; to engrave
- [刻](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-quarter/) (kè): quarter (hour); moment

https://hanziro.com/word/diao-ke-carve/

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