Chinese word

坡

Pronunciation

Pinyinpō

Meaning

  • nounslope

Example

门前的坡下雨后很滑，小心走。mén qián de pō xià yǔ hòu hěn huá xiǎo xīn zǒu

The slope in front of the door gets very slippery after rain, so walk carefully.

Illustration for 坡 (slope)

More examples

小孩在坡上玩耍，父母在下面看着。xiǎo hái zài pō shàng wán shuǎ fù mǔ zài xià miàn kàn zhe

The children are playing on the slope, and their parents are watching below.

Core concept

A section of ground that rises or falls instead of staying level, from a gentle roadside incline to the side of a hill.

Common phrases

  • 山坡shān pō

    mountain slope

  • 土坡tǔ pō

    dirt slope

  • 坡道pō dào

    sloping road

Similar words

斜坡xié pō: Ground or a road that lies at an angle.
山坡shān pō: A sloping part of a mountain or hill.
坡道pō dào: A constructed road with a slope for travel between higher and lower levels.
陡坡dǒu pō: A sharply sloping area where going up or down is hard.

Definition in Chinese

地面向一侧倾斜的部位，常用以指天然或人工形成的斜面或坡地。dì miàn xiàng yí cè qīng xié de bù wèi cháng yòng yǐ zhǐ tiān rán huò rén gōng xíng chéng de xié miàn huò pō dì

Word origin

坡 (pō, "slope") combines 土 (tǔ, "earth") + 皮 (pí, "skin"), with 土 pointing to land and 皮 mainly supplying the sound, linking the character to sloping ground.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, the direction or steepness is often added when it matters, such as going up, going down, or describing a steep incline.

Other meanings

  • hillsidenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 斜坡xié pōinclinenoun
  • 坡地pō dìsloping landnoun

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