Hanzi
Traditional
峭
Simplified
峭

variant of 峭[qiao4]

Hanzi

Pinyin

qiào

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧㄠˋ

Jyutping

ciu3

Example sentences

陡峭 dǒuqiào
這座山勢非常陡峭，攀爬時要格外小心。
这座山势非常陡峭，攀爬时要格外小心。

The mountain terrain is very steep; you must be extra careful when climbing.

爬坡 pápō
這輛車正在陡峭的山坡上緩慢爬坡。
这辆车正在陡峭的山坡上缓慢爬坡。

This car is slowly climbing the steep hillside.

Example Vocabulary

峭壁

qiao4'bi4

料峭

liao4'qiao4

陡峭

dou3'qiao4

steep; precipitous

峭

qiao4

峻峭

jun4'qiao4

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