Chinese word

登

Pronunciation

Pinyindēng

Meaning

  • verbclimb

Example

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

Let's go climb a mountain today.

Illustration for 登 (climb)

More examples

他一步一步地登上了山顶。tā yí bù yí bù dì dēng shàng le shān dǐng

He climbed to the mountaintop step by step.

Core concept

Rise from a lower position to a higher place, then extend that upward movement to something entering an accepted place or system.

Common phrases

  • 登上dēng shàng

    climb up

  • 登山dēng shān

    climb a mountain

Similar words

爬pá: Climb upward while gripping the surface and using both hands and feet.
上shàng: Go upward from a low position to a higher one.

Definition in Chinese

表示用脚或身体上升到更高处的动作；在很多合成词中引申为刊载、登记或办理搭乘等正式动作。biǎo shì yòng jiǎo huò shēn tǐ shàng shēng dào gèng gāo chù de dòng zuò zài hěn duō hé chéng cí zhōng yǐn shēn wèi kān zǎi dēng jì huò bàn lǐ dā chéng děng zhèng shì dòng zuò

Word origin

登 (dēng, "to climb") developed from an image of feet ascending toward a raised vessel, which supports both its physical sense and its later formal uses.

Usage tips

  • When a compound contains this character, the object or setting usually determines the English choice, which helps separate physical movement from public appearance and travel-related use.

Other meanings

  • publishverb
  • boardverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 登场dēng chángappear onstageverb
  • 登顶dēng dǐngreach the summitverb

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