陡

• ピンイン: dǒu
• 漢字の分解: 陡 = 阝(mound/hill) + 走 (walk) — depicting a sudden steep rise in terrain

意味

急で険しい／急激な

Used for physically steep terrain (山路陡峭), but also metaphorically for sudden abrupt changes (风向陡转, prices that surge sharply). Interchangeable with 陡峭 (steep) and 陡然 (suddenly/abruptly) in many contexts.

例文

1. 山路越走越陡，很多游客到此便不再前行。
2. 股价在开盘后陡然下跌，令投资者措手不及。
3. 悬崖两侧陡如刀削，令人望而生畏。

使い方ガイド

場面: geography, finance, description

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 这段山路极为陡峭，徒步者需要借助绳索才能攀登。(This stretch of mountain path is extremely steep — hikers need ropes to climb it.)
• 气温在入冬后陡降十几度，市民纷纷加厚衣物。(Temperatures dropped sharply by more than ten degrees after winter arrived, prompting residents to layer up.)

避ける言い方

• 性格很陡 — 陡 describes terrain or sudden changes, not personality; use 急躁 or 棱角分明 for a sharp-edged character

起源と歴史

阝(hill/mound radical) + 走 (walk) — suggesting a sharply rising slope

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal