How to say “slope” in Chinese
slope; sloping
“Slope” in Chinese is 坡, pō: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
坡 is read pō. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 土 “earth”; on the right, 皮 pí, as in 破 pò.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “坡”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 坡. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 山坡上开满了鲜花shānpōshangkāimǎnlexiānhuāThe hillside is covered in flowers.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Peak, slope and altitude”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “slope” in Chinese?
“Slope” in Chinese is 坡, pinyin pō.
What does 坡 mean?
坡 (pō) means “slope; sloping”.
How do you write 坡?
坡 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 坡?
坡 is read pō. Tones: pō — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“slope” in the lesson “Peak, slope and altitude”
This word is from the topic “Land, sea, weather” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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