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Meaning of 陡

Pinyin dǒu

Radical

阝

Strokes

Definition

steep

Usage

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陡 dǒu 一、形 1. 斜度很大，近于垂直。 (1) The slope is very steep, approaching vertical. - 如: 陡坡 (steep slope) - 陡峭 (very steep) - 陡立 (upright and steep) - 陡峻 (rugged and steep) 2. 突然。 (2) Sudden. - 如: 陡然 (suddenly) - 陡变 (abrupt change) 二、引 1. 《集韵》：陡，峻立也。 (From "Jiyun": steep means standing upright.) 2. 《徐霞客游记·游黄山记》：塞者凿之，陡者级之。 (From "Xu Xiake's Travels": Those who block are chiseled, and those who are steep are stepped.) 三、例 - 又如: 陡山 (steep mountain) - 山陡路险 (steep mountains and dangerous roads) - 陡直 (mountains steep and upright) - 陡崖 (steep cliff) 四、副 1. 顿时;突然 (suddenly). - 如: 天气陡变 (the weather changes suddenly) - 陡顿 (sudden change) - 陡恁 (so abrupt) 2. 程度深，范围广 (deeply; vast). - 如: 曾经消瘦，每遍犹闲，这番最陡。 (From Yuan Dynasty, Wang Shifu’s "Xixiangji": Once thin, still idle each time, this time the steepest.) 五、动 - 哆嗦。也作“抖” (shiver). - 如: 陡搜 (to shake oneself up)

陡坡 dǒu pō

steep incline / water chute / sluice

陡壁 dǒu bì

steep cliff / precipice / vertical slope

陡峭 dǒu qiào

precipitous

陡峻 dǒu jùn

precipitous / high and steep

陡崖 dǒu yá

steep cliff / precipice

陡然 dǒu rán

suddenly / unexpectedly / abruptly / precipitously / stumbling

陡增 dǒu zēng

creep up / growth spurt

陡直 dǒu zhí

Steep