| 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) |
| 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. |