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坡 (pō) means slope, incline, or hillside, describing terrain that slants gradually rather than dropping off vertically. It is a phono-semantic compound. The left side is the semantic radical 土 (tǔ), meaning earth or soil, which connects the character to landforms and the physical ground. The right side is 皮 (pí), meaning skin, which functions solely as a phonetic component to indicate pronunciation and does not contribute to the meaning. The character is commonly used in topographical contexts to describe mountain sides, riverbanks, or constructed ramps that transition between different elevations.
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前面有一个小山坡。
他慢慢地爬上山坡。
这个斜坡有点陡。
孩子们喜欢在草坡上玩耍。
这条路的坡度很大。
如果下坡太快，请小心刹车。
虽然山坡很陡，但他还是坚持骑了上去。
站在山顶俯瞰，远处的山坡上点缀着几户人家。