陡

Steep in Chinese: 陡 (dǒu)

dǒu

steep

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1steep
  2. 2precipitous
  3. 3abrubtly
  4. 4suddenly
  5. 5unexpectedly

Stroke order

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陡

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄡˇ

dǒu

ㄉ/ dㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这座山的坡太陡了，爬起来很累。

    zhè zuò shān de pō tài dǒu le， pá qǐ lái hěn lèi。

    This mountain's slope is too steep, and climbing it is exhausting.

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Related words

斗

dòu

to fight

斗志

dòu zhì

will to fight

豆浆

dòu jiāng

soy milk

豆子

dòu zi

bean

督促

dū cù

to supervise and urge completion of a task

独

dú

alone

独唱

dú chàng

(in singing) solo

独家

dú jiā

exclusive

独立自主

dú lì zì zhǔ

independent and autonomous (idiom)

独身

dú shēn

unmarried

独一无二

dú yī wú èr

unique and unmatched (idiom)

堵塞

dǔ sè

to clog up

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