坡

pō

noun HSK 6 #8,644

Meanings

Zhège pō tài dǒu le, qí bú shàngqù.

This slope is too steep to ride up.

Chēzi zhèngzài shàng pō.

The car is going uphill.

Xiǎoxīn xià pō de shíhòu bié shuāi dǎo.

Be careful not to fall when going downhill.

Shānpō shàng zhòng mǎn le guǒshù.

The hillside is covered with fruit trees.

usage

Common compounds: 山坡 (hillside), 上坡 (uphill), 下坡 (downhill), 斜坡 (slope/incline). 坡 carries the earth radical 土, connecting it to terrain.

usage

坡 = 土 (earth) + 皮 (skin/surface). A slope is the 'skin' of the earth — its angled surface.

坡 pō