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“climb” in Chinese

Chinese

Also攀 (pān) · 登 (dēng) · 攀升 (pān shēng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinpá

Example

他会爬树。tā huì pá shù

He can climb trees.

Illustration for 爬 (climb)

How to say “climb” in Chinese

“Climb” in Chinese is 爬 (pá).

A person or animal keeps close contact with a surface while slowly moving across it or up it.

Full entry for 爬: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 爬

孩子学着慢慢爬上去。hái zi xué zhe màn màn pá shàng qù

The child is learning to climb up slowly.

Tips for using 爬

  • The verb applies to people, babies, and animals, so a cat on a roof and a baby on the floor can be described with the same everyday word; the scene supplies the needed detail.

Other Chinese words for “climb”

2

攀

pān

verbclimb

他慢慢攀到山顶。tā màn màn pān dào shān dǐng

He slowly climbed to the mountaintop.

3

登

dēng

verbclimb

我们今天去登山吧。wǒ men jīn tiān qù dēng shān ba

Let's go climb a mountain today.

最近物价开始攀升了。zuì jìn wù jià kāi shǐ pān shēng le

Prices have started to climb recently.

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