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The character 陡 is structured with the left radical 阝, denoting hills or terrain, and the right component 走, meaning to walk, which together suggest movement on steep ground and etymologically point to its core meaning of "steep" or "precipitous". While its primary sense has consistently described physical slopes, the character also developed an adverbial usage in formations like 陡然, conveying "suddenly" or "abruptly", reflecting a semantic extension from spatial to temporal abruptness.
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这条山路非常陡。
坡度陡得让人害怕。
陡峭的悬崖令人惊叹。
气温陡然下降了很多。
他陡地站起来，吓了我一跳。
这段楼梯设计得太陡了。
面对陡增的工作量，他感到压力很大。
经济增长率陡降引起了市场的担忧。