峭壁

qiàobì

noun #25,433

Measure Word

一面峭壁 miàn

Meanings

1 cliff
2 precipice
3 steep rock face

Characters

steep / precipitous

wall / cliff face

Examples

登山队员小心翼翼地攀登那面峭壁。

Dēngshān duìyuán xiǎoxīnyìyì de pāndēng nà miàn qiàobì.

The climbing team carefully scaled the sheer cliff face.

峭壁之下是汹涌的海浪。

Qiàobì zhī xià shì xiōngyǒng de hǎilàng.

Below the precipice were crashing waves.

Tips

memory

峭 (steep) contains the mountain radical 山 on the left, and 壁 (wall) on the right — a steep mountain wall: a cliff.

Stroke Order

峭 qiào

壁 bì