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山坡

shānpō

mountain slope

Sheep graze on a green mountain slope
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Characters in this word

山 shān

Strokes
3
Radical
山 — mountain, hill, peak
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

坡 pō

Strokes
8
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 皮 skin, hide, fur, feathers
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 雨后山坡上的泥变得很滑,行人要小心。 Yǔ hòu shānpō shàng de ní biàn de hěn huá, xíngrén yào xiǎoxīn. After the rain, the mud on the mountain slope became very slippery, so pedestrians should be careful.
  • 羊群在山坡上慢慢地吃草。 Yángqún zài shānpō shang mànmàn de chī cǎo. A flock of sheep slowly grazes on the mountain slope.
  • 山坡上开满了黄色的小花。 Shānpō shang kāimǎn le huángsè de xiǎohuā. The mountain slope was covered with small yellow flowers.

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