陡 (dǒu) — steep, precipitous | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

陡 is a written/literary adjective for 'steep' terrain — close in meaning to 陡峭 but shorter, used more in writing. Contrast with 突兀: 陡 describes a slope's shape, while 突兀 is more 'towering/jutting' or 'abrupt' (sudden change).

adjective

steepprecipitous

Easily confused

赶gǎnlook-aliketo catch (a vehicle, event), to make it in time for
抖dǒusound-aliketo tremble, to shake (from cold, fear, etc.)
赴fùlook-aliketo go to (a formal event or place)
起qǐlook-alike(verb) to get up; to rise
越yuèlook-alike(adverb, in structure '越A越B') the more... the more

Examples

陡，。
Zhè zuò shān fēi cháng dǒu, hěn nán pá.
This mountain is very steep, hard to climb.
陡，。
Zhè tiáo xiǎo lù tài dǒu le, zǒu lù yào xiǎo xīn.
This path is too steep, be careful walking.
陡，。
Nà ge xié pō hěn dǒu, qí chē shàng qù bù róng yì.
That slope is very steep, it's not easy to ride a bike up.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Size & Dimension

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.