陡

The character "陡" has 9 strokes. "陡" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "陡" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "陡" are "dǒu" . View the stroke order of "陡">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "陡"

adj.: steep; precipitous

adv.: suddenly; abruptly

• steep : adj.陡的；陡峭的；陡直的；难以接受的；过高的；急遽的；大起大落的；夸大的；过分的；难以置信的
• precipitous : adj.陡峭的；陡峻的；轻率的；贸然的；陡然的；剧烈的
• suddenly : adv.突然地；意外地
• abruptly : adv.突然地；意外地

Form words with "陡"

陡槽式溢洪道 chute spillway

Example phrases using "陡"

• 在南方人们建造很陡的屋顶以便于雨水下泻。

  In the south, people build high-pitched roofs to throw down heavy rains.

• 一段狭窄的楼梯陡陡地通到下面。

  [with obj.]a narrow flight of stairs descended a steep slope.

• 随着斜坡变陡，积雪状况有所改善。

  [no obj.]the snow improved as the slope steepened.

• 小路越来越陡，也变得不平坦起来。

  The path becomes very rough as the gradient increases.

• 公路在沿着下坡延伸前突然变得很陡。

  [no obj.]the road rises sharply before contouring along the side of the fell.

• 不久坡度越来越陡，他开始觉得累了。

  Soon the ascent grew steeper and he began to tire.

• 上山的路变得更陡了。

  The ascent grew steeper.

• 爬上山顶很陡，但风景是值得的。

  It's a steep climb to the top of the mountain, but the view is worth it.

• 但是斜坡非常陡，我不敢滑下去。

  But the slope was terribly steep and I didn't dare to ski down.

• 这条路很陡，所以小心别摔倒。

  The path's very steep, so be careful you don't fall.