dǒu

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Meaning of 陡壁

陡壁 means steep cliff; precipice; sheer rock face. Pronounced dǒu bì.

  • steep cliff; precipice; sheer rock face

Definitions & Examples

Tàn
xiǎn
duì
miàn
qián
shì
dào
nán
yuè
de
dǒu
 

An insurmountable sheer cliff lay before the expedition team.

Xiá
liǎng
dōu
shì
dǒu
de
qiào
 

Both sides of the canyon are steep, precipitous cliffs.

zuò
shān
de
nán
shì
miàn
gāo
bǎi
de
dǒu
 

The southern slope of that mountain is a sheer cliff face hundreds of meters high.

liú
zài
zhè
chōng
shuā
chū
le
chuí
zhí
de
dǒu
 

The river has eroded a vertical cliff here.

Measure Words

/ dào
Primary
/ miàn
/ zuò