Chinese Word: 陡 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

陡HSK 6

Pinyin: dǒu

English Definition: steep; precipitous; abrubtly; suddenly; unexpectedly

Chinese Definition:
①斜度很大，近于垂直：陡坡。陡峭。陡立。陡峻。
②突然：陡然。陡变。

Antonyms: 平

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 阜

Pictophonetic:走 indicates the sound; 阝 (hill) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
- 走 [ zǒu ] to walk, to run, to flee

Similar Characters: 啶趋越起趟超徒

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陡然	dǒu rán	suddenly; unexpectedly; abruptly; precipitously; stumbling
陡峭HSK 6	dǒu qiào	precipitous
陡坡	dǒu pō	steep incline; water chute; sluice
陡壁	dǒu bì	steep cliff; precipice; vertical slope
陡变	dǒu biàn	to change precipitously

1		wǒ men 我们 xiàng zhe 向着 dǒu qiào 陡峭 shān dǐng 山顶 pān dēng 攀登。 We have a precipitous climb to the peak.
2		zhè 这 zuò shān 座山 tài 太 dǒu qiào 陡峭 le 了， wǒ 我 pá 爬 bù 不 shàng qù 上去。 The hill was too steep for me to climb.
3		chē zi 车子 fèi lì 费力 de 地 pá shàng 爬上 le 了 dǒu qiào 陡峭 de 的 shān pō 山坡。 The car struggled to make it up the steep slope.
4		zhè 这 zuò 座 shān lù 山路 hěn 很 dǒu qiào 陡峭， shòu ruò 瘦弱 de 的 rén 人 pá 爬 shàng qù 上去 huì 会 hěn 很 chī lì 吃力。 This mountain road is very steep, it will be difficult for thin and weak people to climb up.
5		chéng shì 城市 zài 在 dǒu qiào 陡峭 de 的 shān shàng 山上 jiàn 建 le 了 yī dǔ 一堵 dǎng tǔ qiáng 挡土墙， fáng zhǐ 防止 huá pō 滑坡。 The city built a retaining wall to prevent landslides on the steep hill.

1		wǒ men 我们 xiàng zhe 向着 dǒu qiào 陡峭 shān dǐng 山顶 pān dēng 攀登。 We have a precipitous climb to the peak.
2		zhè 这 zuò shān 座山 tài 太 dǒu qiào 陡峭 le 了， wǒ 我 pá 爬 bù 不 shàng qù 上去。 The hill was too steep for me to climb.
3		chē zi 车子 fèi lì 费力 de 地 pá shàng 爬上 le 了 dǒu qiào 陡峭 de 的 shān pō 山坡。 The car struggled to make it up the steep slope.
4		zhè 这 zuò 座 shān lù 山路 hěn 很 dǒu qiào 陡峭， shòu ruò 瘦弱 de 的 rén 人 pá 爬 shàng qù 上去 huì 会 hěn 很 chī lì 吃力。 This mountain road is very steep, it will be difficult for thin and weak people to climb up.
5		chéng shì 城市 zài 在 dǒu qiào 陡峭 de 的 shān shàng 山上 jiàn 建 le 了 yī dǔ 一堵 dǎng tǔ qiáng 挡土墙， fáng zhǐ 防止 huá pō 滑坡。 The city built a retaining wall to prevent landslides on the steep hill.