峭壁

qiàobì

noun #25,433

Measure Word

一面峭壁 miàn

Meanings

1 cliff
2 precipice
3 steep rock face

Characters

steep / precipitous

wall / cliff face

Examples

HSK 7-9

登山队员小心翼翼地攀登那面峭壁。

Dēngshān duìyuán xiǎoxīnyìyì de pāndēng nà miàn qiàobì.

The climbing team carefully scaled the sheer cliff face.

HSK 7-9

峭壁之下是汹涌的海浪。

Qiàobì zhīxià shì xiōngyǒng de hǎilàng.

Below the precipice were crashing waves.

Tips

memory

峭 (steep) contains the mountain radical 山 on the left, and 壁 (wall) on the right - a steep mountain wall: a cliff.

Stroke Order

峭 qiào

壁 bì