Meaning of 坡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- slope
- sloping
- slanted
Measure word: 個|个
How to use 坡
坡 usually means a slope of land, and it often appears in compounds like 山坡 (shānpō, hillside) and 下坡 (xiàpō, downhill slope). It is also used for roads and paths that go up or down. Example: 这条路有很多坡。(Zhè tiáo lù yǒu hěn duō pō.) This road has a lot of slopes.
坡 is made of 土 (tǔ, earth) on the left and 皮 (pí, skin) on the right. Picture the earth's skin tilting to one side, and you have a slope.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 坡 (pō) with 波 (bō, wave) and 披 (pī, to drape), since all three share 皮. Check the left side: 土 for earth in 坡, 氵 for water in 波, and 扌 for hand in 披.
坡 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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坡 pō · slope · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 坡.
Questions about 坡
What does 坡 mean?
坡 (pō) means "slope; sloping" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 坡?
坡 is made of 1 character: 坡 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 坡 an HSK word?
Yes. 坡 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say uphill and downhill in Chinese?
Uphill is 上坡 (shàngpō) and downhill is 下坡 (xiàpō). Both can describe the road itself or the action of going up or down, as in 骑车下坡 (qí chē xiàpō), riding a bike downhill.
Why is Singapore written with 坡 in Chinese?
Singapore is 新加坡 (Xīnjiāpō). Here 坡 is used for its sound in the transliteration, not for its meaning of slope.