坡 (pō) - slope & incline

坡Tone 1

pō ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 土

柠七

坡 · pō

slope;

incline;

hill;

bank

slopeinclinehill

Usage highlights

slopehillsidesteep slopegentle slopeuphilldownhill

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The car is going up the slope (上坡).
  • There is a steep hill (陡坡) ahead.
  • We walked down the gentle slope (缓坡).
  • The landslide occurred on the mountain slope (山坡).

Collocations

  • slope(坡)
  • hillside(山坡)
  • steep slope(陡坡)
  • gentle slope(缓坡)
  • uphill(上坡)
  • downhill(下坡)

Idioms

  • Uphill and downhill(上坡下坡)
  • Slope of the earth(地坡)
  • Gentle slope and flat land(缓坡平地)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Commonly used in geographical descriptions and place names throughout China.
  • Appears in many Chinese landscape paintings depicting mountainous terrain.

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