陡峭

dǒuqiào
precipitous

CEDICT

steep; precipitous

Wiktionary

坡度很大、高直峻立。

重編國語辭典

Examples

這條小路沿著陡峭的斜坡蜿蜒而上。

The path zigzagged up the steep slope.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 陡 dǒu
  1. steep
  2. precipitous
  3. abrubtly
  4. suddenly
  5. unexpectedly
=2 峭 qiào
  1. high and steep
  2. precipitous
  3. severe or stern
=2 峭 qiào variant of 峭 qiào

Related entries

嶡 guì
  1. precipitous
  2. mountainous
嶮 xiǎn
  1. precipitous
  2. rugged
陡削 dǒuxiāo precipitous
陡峻 dǒujùn
  1. precipitous
  2. high and steep
峭 qiào
  1. high and steep
  2. precipitous
  3. severe or stern
崴 wēi
  1. high, lofty
  2. precipitous
汤姆崴了他的脚。

Tom sprained his ankle.

Source: Tatoeba

嶒 céng
  1. lofty
  2. precipitous
巃 lóng
  1. steep
  2. precipitous (of mountain)
磪 cuī
  1. a high mountain
  2. precipitous
陡 dǒu
  1. steep
  2. precipitous
  3. abrubtly
  4. suddenly
  5. unexpectedly