sheer cliff; precipice
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
steep cliff; precipice; sheer rock face
neutralDescribes a very steep, often vertical, natural rock formation or bank. Used in geographical, geological, or descriptive contexts.
Tàn探
xiǎn险
duì队
miàn面
qián前
shì是
yī一
dào道
nán难
yǐ以
yú逾
yuè越
de的
dǒu陡
bì壁
。
An insurmountable sheer cliff lay before the expedition team.
Xiá峡
gǔ谷
liǎng两
cè侧
dōu都
shì是
dǒu陡
lì立
de的
qiào峭
bì壁
。
Both sides of the canyon are steep, precipitous cliffs.
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Nà那
zuò座
shān山
de的
nán南
pō坡
shì是
yī一
miàn面
gāo高
dá达
bǎi百
mǐ米
de的
dǒu陡
bì壁
。
The southern slope of that mountain is a sheer cliff face hundreds of meters high.
Hé河
liú流
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
chōng冲
shuā刷
chū出
le了
chuí垂
zhí直
de的
dǒu陡
bì壁
。
The river has eroded a vertical cliff here.