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坡

pō · po

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. slope
  2. sloping
  3. slanted
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Up the slope, down the slope

  1. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)大(dà)坡(pō)！

    There is a big slope ahead!

  2. Dengdeng

    上坡(shàngpō)我(wǒ)推车(tuīchē)，下坡(xiàpō)你(nǐ)骑(qí)。

    I push the bike uphill. You ride downhill.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，上坡(shàngpō)真(zhēn)的(de)很(hěn)累(lèi)。

    Okay. Look, uphill is really tiring.

  4. Dengdeng

    下坡(xiàpō)就(jiù)不(bù)累(lèi)了(le)，你(nǐ)快(kuài)骑(qí)！

    Downhill is not tiring. Hurry up and ride!

  5. Liangliang

    啊(a)！刹车(shāchē)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Ah! Where is the brake?

  6. Dengdeng

    不用(bùyòng)刹车(shāchē)，前面(qiánmiàn)又(yòu)是(shì)一个(yīgè)上坡(shàngpō)！

    No need to brake. There is another uphill ahead!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)沿(yán)着(zhe)山(shān)坡(pō)慢(màn)慢(màn)往(wǎng)上(shàng)走(zǒu)。

We walked slowly up along the hillside.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)坡(pō)太(tài)陡(dǒu)，骑(qí)车(chē)上(shàng)去(qù)很(hěn)费(fèi)力(lì)。

This slope is too steep; it's very tiring to ride a bike up.

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