尖刻 (jiān kè) — (of speech or character) caustic; acrimonious; sharp-tongued

Definition

Examples

• 他说话太尖刻，容易得罪人。
  Tā shuō huà tài jiān kè, róng yì dé zuì rén.
  He speaks too caustically and easily offends people.
• 这篇文章的评论十分尖刻。
  Zhè piān wén zhāng de píng lùn shí fēn jiān kè.
  The comment on this article is very acrimonious.
• 她虽然心地善良，但有时说话很尖刻。
  Tā suī rán xīn dì shàn liáng, dàn yǒu shí shuō huà hěn jiān kè.
  Although she is kind-hearted, she sometimes speaks very sharply.

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