Hanzi
Traditional
爬
Simplified
爬

to crawl/to climb/to get up or sit up

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

pá

Bopomofo

ㄆㄚˊ

Jyutping

paa4

Example sentences

爬 pá
寶寶在地上爬。
宝宝在地上爬。

The baby is crawling on the floor.

上去 shàngqù
我們爬樓梯上去吧。
我们爬楼梯上去吧。

Let's climb the stairs to go up.

爬山 páshān
我們每個週末都去爬山。
我们每个周末都去爬山。

We go hiking every weekend.

三 sān
我們三個人一起去爬山。
我们三个人一起去爬山。

The three of us went hiking together.

攀爬 pānpá
孩子們喜歡在公園的遊樂設施上攀爬。
孩子们喜欢在公园的游乐设施上攀爬。

Children like to climb on the playground equipment in the park.

陡峭 dǒuqiào
這座山勢非常陡峭，攀爬時要格外小心。
这座山势非常陡峭，攀爬时要格外小心。

The mountain terrain is very steep; you must be extra careful when climbing.

爬升 páshēng
飛機穿過雲層後繼續爬升。
飞机穿过云层后继续爬升。

After passing through the clouds, the airplane continued to climb.

Example Vocabulary

爬

pa2

to crawl; to climb

爬上

爬山

pa2'shan1

mountain climbing; hiking

吃裏爬外

摸爬滾打

mo1'pa2'gun3'da3

攀爬

pan1'pa2

to climb; to scramble

爬升

pa2'sheng1

to climb; to rise; to gain altitude

爬山虎

pa2'shan1'hu3

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