峭 (qiào): high and steep

峭字在日常生活中使用频率较低。

qiào zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .

The character "峭" is not used very often in everyday life.

目睹工友在陡峭的土坡上翻车，恐惧让他又一次拿起了笔，“需要一点精神支撑”。

mù dǔ gōng yǒu zài dǒu qiào de tǔ pō shàng fān chē , kǒng jù ràng tā yòu yī cì ná qǐ le bǐ , xū yāo yī diǎn jīng shén zhī chēng .

After witnessing a coworker’s vehicle overturn on a steep dirt slope, fear drove him to pick up his pen once again—“I needed some emotional support.”

图为峭壁上的塔龛悬葬石窟。

tú wéi qiào bì shàng de tǎ 龛 xuán zàng shí kū .

The photo shows a stone grotto with a tower-shaped niche on a sheer cliff, used for cliff-side burials.

当驾车或步行穿过这峭壁上的通道，你会对“太行谣”所歌颂的奋斗精神感同身受。

dāng jià chē huò bù háng chuān guò zhè qiào bì shàng de tōng dào , nǐ huì duì tài háng yáo suǒ gē sòng de fèn dǒu jīng shén gǎn tóng shēn shòu .

As you drive or walk through this passageway carved into the sheer cliff face, you’ll truly feel the spirit of perseverance celebrated in the “Taihang Ballad.”

山路崎岖陡峭，消防员赶到后，将男子固定在担架上，轮流将其抬下山。

shān lù qí qū dǒu qiào , xiāo fáng yuán gǎn dào hòu , jiāng nán zǐ gù dìng zài dān jià shàng , lún liú jiāng qí tái xià shān .

The mountain path was rugged and steep. When the firefighters arrived, they secured the man to a stretcher and took turns carrying him down the mountain.

如果产出曲线是平的，企业自然会缩减招聘；但当曲线如此陡峭，企业只会想要更多人。

rú guǒ chǎn chū qū xiàn shì píng de , qǐ yè zì rán huì suō jiǎn zhāo pìn ; dàn dāng qū xiàn rú cǐ dǒu qiào , qǐ yè zhī huì xiǎng yāo gēng duō rén .

If the production curve is flat, companies will naturally cut back on hiring; but when the curve is so steep, companies will only want more people.