陡峭
Old HSK 6
陡峭 (dǒuqiào) · steep
陡峭 (dǒuqiào) means “steep; precipitous”. It is written with 2 characters: 陡 (steep) + 峭 (steep). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 陡峭 is built
The characters
陡 dǒu · steep
What 陡 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 走zǒu — to walk
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
峭 qiào · steep
What 峭 is made of
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
Example sentences
这座山非常陡峭。Zhè zuò shān fēicháng dǒuqiào.This mountain is very steep.
陡峭的山路很难走。Dǒuqiào de shānlù hěn nán zǒu.Steep mountain paths are hard to walk.
Questions about 陡峭
What does 陡峭 mean?
陡峭 (dǒuqiào) means “steep; precipitous”.
How do you pronounce 陡峭?
陡峭 is pronounced dǒuqiào.
Which HSK level is 陡峭?
陡峭 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 陡峭 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.