山坡

shānpō

noun HSK 6 #14,950

Meanings

A mountain slope — the side of a hill.

山坡上种满了果树。

Shānpōshàng zhòng mǎn le guǒshù.

The hillside is planted with fruit trees.

孩子们在山坡上跑来跑去。

Háizi men zài shānpōshàng pǎo lái pǎo qù.

Children run back and forth on the hillside.

山坡太陡了，不好爬。

Shānpō tài dǒu le, bùhǎo pá.

The hillside is too steep to climb.

usage

山坡 refers to the sloping surface of a hill. Compare: 山顶 (shān dǐng, mountaintop), 山脚 (shān jiǎo, foot of a mountain), 山谷 (shān gǔ, valley).

山 shān

坡 pō