陡 (dǒu): Steep — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 7-9

HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 陡

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 陡

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

陡

阝yì · place

走zǒu · go

陡=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 陡

陡 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 陡

Common word with 陡

One common HSK word with 陡 is 陡峭, meaning "precipitous".

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

zuì最

jìn近

wù物

jià价

chū出

xiàn现

le

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阝yì · place

+走zǒu · go

dǒu陡

qiào峭

precipitous

了

dǒu陡

zēng增

。

Prices have increased sharply recently.

qì汽

chē车

huǎn缓

màn慢

dì地

pá爬

shàng上

dǒu陡

pō坡

。

The car slowly climbed up the steep slope.

Zhè这

zuò座

shān山

fēi非

cháng常

dǒu陡

，

hěn很

nán难

pá爬

shàng上

qù去

。

This mountain is very steep, making it difficult to climb.

zhè这

zuò座

shān山

fēi非

cháng常

dǒu陡

qiào峭

，

hěn很

nán难

pān攀

dēng登

。

This mountain is very steep and difficult to climb.

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