崎岖

崎嶇
qíqū
adjective #18,591

Meanings

  1. 1 rugged
  2. 2 rough
  3. 3 craggy

Examples

Zhè tiáo shānlù fēicháng qíqū.
This mountain road is very rugged.
Tā zǒuguò le yī duàn qíqū de rénshēng lù.
He walked a rough road in life.

Tips

memory
Both and have the mountain radical , and neither character is used independently — they always appear together as 崎岖, painting a picture of uneven mountainous terrain.
usage
Often used figuratively: 崎岖人生 (a rough life path), 崎岖坎坷 (rough and bumpy).

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