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陡 dǒu

steep, sloping; sudden, abrupt

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
阝
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 阝走 ⿰阝走

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  1. 这座山非常陡峭。
    Zhè zuò shān fēicháng dǒuqiào.
    This mountain is extremely steep.
    this (measure) mountain very steep
  2. 这条路是不是太陡了？
    Zhè tiáo lù shì bu shì tài dǒu le?
    Is this road too steep?
    this (measure) road is not is too steep (particle) (question)
  3. 爬这么陡的坡，大家小心点。
    Pá zhème dǒu de pō, dàjiā xiǎoxīn diǎn.
    Climbing such a steep slope, everyone be a bit careful.
    climb so-much steep (particle) slope, everyone careful a-bit
  4. 这条山路并不陡峭，很好走。
    Zhè tiáo shānlù bìng bù dǒuqiào, hěn hǎo zǒu.
    This mountain path isn't steep at all, it's easy to walk.
    this (measure) mountain-road not (particle) not steep, very good walk
  5. 在那段陡峭的山路上，游客走得很慢。
    Zài nà duàn dǒuqiào de shānlù shàng, yóukè zǒu de hěn màn.
    On that steep mountain path, the tourists walked very slowly.
    at that (measure) steep (particle) mountain-road on, tourist walk (particle) very slow

Words with 陡 (1)