| dǒu | steep |
| 陡 | steep precipitous abrubtly |
| 陡削 | precipitous |
| 陡变 | to change precipitously |
| 陡坡 | steep incline water chute sluice |
| 陡增 | To increase suddenly. |
| 陡壁 | steep cliff precipice vertical slope |
| 陡壁悬崖 | steep cliffs and overhanging crags |
| 陡岸 | barranca; cutbank; bluff; cliffed coast; overhanging bank |
| 陡峭 | precipitous |
| 陡峭的 | precipitous; steeper; steep; abrupt; cliffy; sharp; sudden |
| 陡峻 | precipitous high and steep |
| 陡崖 | steep cliff precipice |
| 陡度 | gradient |
| 陡槽 | canal rapids; chute; steep channel |
| 陡海岸 | steep coast |
| 陡然 | suddenly unexpectedly abruptly |
| 陡直 | Very steep. |
| 陡立 | rise steeply |
| 陡跌 | precipitous drop (in price) |
| 陡险 | precipitous and perilous |