Meaning of 山坡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- hillside
How to use 山坡
山坡 is a common, everyday noun for the slope of a hill or mountain, often used with 上 or 下 to show position. Example: 山坡上有很多羊。(Shānpō shang yǒu hěn duō yáng.) There are many sheep on the hillside.
山 (shān) looks like three mountain peaks, and 坡 (pō) has the earth radical 土 on the left, meaning a slope of ground. Put them together and you get the sloping ground on the side of a mountain: a hillside.
Common mistake: Learners often write 坡 with the water radical 氵 instead of 土, which gives 波 (bō, wave). Remember that a slope is made of earth, so it takes 土, and the tone is first tone pō, not bō.
山坡 in example sentences
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山 shān · mountain · 3 strokes
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坡 pō · slope · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 山坡.
| 爬山 | pá shān | to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains) |
| 登山 | dēngshān | to climb a mountain; climbing |
| 山区 | shānqū | mountain area |
| 山谷 | shāngǔ | valley; ravine |
| 山峰 | shānfēng | (mountain) peak |
| 火山 | huǒshān | volcano |
| 下山 | xiàshān | to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set |
| 山顶 | shāndǐng | hilltop |
| 高山 | gāoshān | high mountain; alpine mountain |
| 冰山 | bīngshān | iceberg; ice-covered mountain |
| 山寨 | shānzhài | fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) |
| 山路 | shānlù | mountain road |
Questions about 山坡
What does 山坡 mean?
山坡 (shānpō) means "hillside" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 山坡?
山坡 is made of 2 characters: 山 (3 strokes), 坡 (8 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 山坡 an HSK word?
Yes. 山坡 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 山坡 and 坡?
坡 alone means any slope, including a slope on a road or street, as in 上坡 (shàngpō, uphill). 山坡 specifically means the slope of a hill or mountain.
How do I say I am walking up or down a hillside?
Use 上 or 下 with a verb, for example 走上山坡 (zǒu shàng shānpō, walk up the hillside) or 跑下山坡 (pǎo xià shānpō, run down the hillside). For a general hike, 爬山 (pá shān) is more natural.