dǒu

HSK 7-9
common
adjective
adverb

Meaning of

陡 means steep; nearly vertical; suddenly; abruptly. Pronounced dǒu. HSK 7-9.

  • steep; nearly vertical
  • suddenly; abruptly

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
tiáo
dǒu
hěn
nán
 

This steep slope is very hard to climb.

Huáng
shān
yǒu
hěn
duō
qiào
dǒu
de
fēng
fēng
 

Mount Huangshan has many steep mountain peaks.

zhe
xíng
chē
chōng
xià
le
dǒu
 

He rode his bicycle down the steep cliff.

Zhè
tiáo
gōng
tài
dǒu
le
 
xīn
shǒu
gǎn
kāi
 

This road is too steep, new drivers dare not drive on it.

Yóu
men
xiǎo
xīn
de
shàng
dǒu
 

The tourists climbed the steep ladder carefully.