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Meaning of 峭

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峭HSK 6
Pinyin: qiào
English Definition: high and steep; precipitous; severe or stern
Chinese Definition:
①山又高又陡:陡峭。峭壁。峻峭。峭立。峭丽(a。陡峭而多姿;b。文辞遒劲华美)。峭拔。
②形容严峻:峭寒。峭急。峭劲。峭厉。
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 山
Pictophonetic:肖 indicates the sound; 山 (mountain) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 山 [ shān ] mountain, hill, peak
    • 肖 [ xiào ] to resemble, to look like; to be like
Similar Characters: 帩 蛸 硝 蛹
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Example Words
陡峭HSK 6 dǒu qiào precipitous
峭壁 qiào bì cliff; steep; precipice
料峭 liào qiào spring chill in the air; cold
峻峭 jùn qiào high and steep
悬崖峭壁HSK 6 xuán yá qiào bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
我们爬了那座陡峭的倾坡
。
We climbed the steep slope of the hill.
2
这座山太陡峭了
,
我爬不上去
。
The hill was too steep for me to climb.
3
车子费力地爬上了陡峭的山坡
。
The car struggled to make it up the steep slope.
4
这座山路很陡峭
,
瘦弱的人爬上去会很吃力
。
This mountain road is very steep, it will be difficult for thin and weak people to climb up.
5
城市在陡峭的山上建了一堵挡土墙
,
防止滑坡
。
The city built a retaining wall to prevent landslides on the steep hill.