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Jyutping ciu3
Pinyin qiào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. high and steep
  2. precipitous
  3. severe or stern
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. high and steep/precipitous/severe or stern/chilly/rugged
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    cold
    • 料峭
      料峭
      liào qiào
      chilly
  2. character
    steep; precipitous; rugged
    (syn.) 壁立, 巀嶭, 高峻, 崒, 陡峭, 筆陡, 陡, 险峻, 笔陡, 岢峻, 嶔崟, 崎, 巉峻, 陡直, 巉岩, 岢峨, 嵚崟, 險峻, 巉巉, 峻峭, 嶜崟
    • 陡峭
      陡峭
      dǒu qiào
      steep; precipitous
    • 懸崖峭壁
      悬崖峭壁
      xuán yá qiào bì
      sheer precipices and overhanging rocks; perilous cliffs and precipices
  3. character
    to make more strict
  4. character, literary
    stern; severe
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. steep, precipitous, rugged
  2. Cangjie Input
    UFB
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这条小路沿著陡峭的斜坡蜿蜒而上。
    這條小路沿著陡峭的斜坡蜿蜒而上。
    zhè tiáo xiǎo lù yán zhù dǒu qiào de xié pō wān yán ér shàng 。
    • The path zigzagged up the steep slope.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    峭壁
    峭壁
    ciu3 bik1
    • sheer cliffs
  2. Cantonese
    香港嘅针山山势陡峭。
    香港嘅針山山勢陡峭。
    hoeng1 gong2 ge3 zam1 saan1 saan1 sai3 dau2 ciu3.
    • The Needle Hill in Hong Kong has a very steep slope.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    峭壁
    峭壁
    qiào bì
    • cliff; steep
  2. Mandarin
    料峭
    料峭
    liào qiào
    • chilly
  3. Mandarin
    陡峭
    陡峭
    dǒu qiào
    • steep; precipitous
  4. Mandarin
    悬崖峭壁
    懸崖峭壁
    xuán yá qiào bì
    • sheer precipices and overhanging rocks; perilous cliffs and precipices
  5. Mandarin
    这里的山路很陡峭,到处都是突兀的岩石。
    這裏的山路很陡峭,到處都是突兀的岩石。
    zhè lǐ de shān lù hěn dǒu qiào , dào chù dōu shì tū wù de yán shí .
    • The mountain road here is very steep. There are towering rocks all around.