崎岖

崎嶇
qíqū
adjective HSK 7-9 #18,591

Meanings

  1. 1 rugged
  2. 2 rough
  3. 3 craggy

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè tiáo shānlù fēicháng qíqū.
This mountain road is very rugged.
HSK 4
Tā zǒuguò le yī duàn qíqū de rénshēng lù.
He walked a rough road in life.

Tips

memory
Both 崎 and 岖 have the mountain radical 山, and neither character is used independently - they always appear together as 崎岖, painting a picture of uneven mountainous terrain.
usage
Often used figuratively: 崎岖的人生路 (a rough life path), 崎岖坎坷 (rough and bumpy).

Stroke Order

崎 qí
岖 qū