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Meaning of 峭

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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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mountain) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ shān ] mountain, hill, peak
    • [ xiào ] to resemble, to look like; to be like
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Example Words
陡峭 dǒu qiào precipitous
峭壁 qiào cliff; steep; precipice
料峭 liào qiào spring chill in the air; cold
峻峭 jùn qiào high and steep
悬崖峭壁 xuán qiào sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
We climbed the steep slope of the hill.
2
The hill was too steep for me to climb.
3
The car struggled to make it up the steep slope.
4
This mountain road is very steep, it will be difficult for thin and weak people to climb up.
5
The city built a retaining wall to prevent landslides on the steep hill.