斜坡

xiépō

noun #13,468

Measure Word

一个斜坡 gè

Meanings

1 slope; incline; hillside

Characters

slanted; tilted

slope; hillside

Examples

HSK 3

他们在斜坡上种了很多树。

Tāmen zài xiépō shàng zhòng le hěnduō shù.

They planted many trees on the hillside.

HSK 5

小心这个斜坡，很滑。

Xiǎoxīn zhège xiépō, hěn huá.

Be careful on this slope, it's slippery.

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