斜坡

xiépō

noun #13,468

Measure Word

一个斜坡 gè

Meanings

1 slope; incline; hillside

Characters

slanted; tilted

slope; hillside

Examples

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 hěn duō shù.

They planted many trees on the hillside.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

斜 xié

坡 pō