斜坡 (xiépō): slope; incline; hillside

Measure Word

一个斜坡 gè

小心这个斜坡，很滑。

Xiǎoxīn zhège xiépō, hěn huá.

Be careful on this slope, it's slippery.

他们在斜坡上种了很多树。

Tāmen zài xiépō shàng zhòng le hěnduō shù.

They planted many trees on the hillside.

memory

斜 (slanted) + 坡 (slope) — a slanted slope. Both characters independently hint at an incline, together they mean exactly that.

斜 xié

坡 pō