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陡峭

陡峭 dǒuqiào

陡峭 dǒuqiào Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 陡峭 dǒuqiào .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dǒuqiào | dou3 qiao4
English translation
precipitous

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Traditional form

陡峭 dǒuqiào

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 陡峭 dǒuqiào

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 陡峭 dǒuqiào .

dǒu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zǒu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

zǒu

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

阝走

Number of Strokes

9
qiào

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shān represents the meaning and Xiāo represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Xiāo

Semantic compound

Shān

Positional decomposition

山肖

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 陡峭 dǒuqiào

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开始 kāishǐ Duàn 上坡路 shàng pō lù bìng 陡峭 dǒuqiào .

The first part of the ascent is not steep.

开车 kāi chē 陡峭 dǒuqiào de 山坡 shān pō shí , huàn 低速 dǎng .

You have to shift down when you climb up steep hills.

Zēng 看到 Guò xiàng 这样 zhè yàng 陡峭 dǒuqiào de 岩石 yánshí ?precipitous zhǐ 直上直下陡峭的“,:

Have you ever seen such abrupt rocks?

Guò le 林木 lín mù 线 xiàn 之后 zhī hòu 沿着 yán zhe cháng Mǎn 青草 qīng cǎo de 小道 xiǎo dào 直通 zhí tōng 陡峭 dǒuqiào de dǐng .

Above the treeline take a grassy path leading steeply towards the summit.

那条小路 xiǎo lù 非常 fēicháng 陡峭 dǒuqiào 而且 érqiě 长满 zhǎng mǎn le 灌木丛 guàn mù cóng

The trail was steep and thick with underbrush.

陡峭 dǒuqiào Decomposition

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陡峭 dǒuqiào Compounds

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