陡峭 (dǒuqiào) — steep; precipitous

Characters in this word

Strokes: 9
Radical: 阝 — place, town, city
Made of: 阝 place, town, city 走 to walk, to run, to flee
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 10
Radical: 山 — mountain, hill, peak
Made of: 山 mountain, hill, peak 肖 to resemble, to look like
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

这片陡峭的岩壁长期受海风侵蚀，随时可能发生坍塌。 Zhè piàn dǒuqiào de yánbì chángqī shòu hǎifēng qīnshí, suíshí kěnéng fāshēng tāntā. This steep rock face has long been eroded by sea winds and may collapse at any time.
山顶的路非常陡峭，游客只能小心地往上爬。 Shāndǐng de lù fēicháng dǒuqiào, yóukè zhǐ néng xiǎoxīn de wǎng shàng pá. The path to the summit is very steep, so tourists can only climb up carefully.
山谷两边都是陡峭的石壁，只有一条小路通向外面。 Shāngǔ liǎngbiān dōu shì dǒuqiào de shíbì, zhǐyǒu yì tiáo xiǎolù tōng xiàng wàimiàn. Both sides of the valley are steep rock walls, with only one path leading out.