How to say “climb” in Chinese
climb; publish
“Climb” in Chinese is 登, dēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
登 is read dēng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “登”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 登. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们的航班开始登机了。wǒmendehángbānkāishǐdēngjīleBoarding has started for our flight.
- 我们先过安检然后登机wǒmenxiānguòānjiǎn,ránhòudēngjīFirst we'll go through security, then we'll board.
- 大家都在排队登机dàjiādōuzàipáiduìdēngjīEveryone is lining up to board.
- 外国人住宾馆要用护照登记wàiguórénzhùbīnguǎnyàoyònghùzhàodēngjìForeigners register with their passport when checking into a hotel.
- 周末我们去登山吧。zhōumòwǒmenqùdēngshānbaLet's go hiking in the mountains this weekend.
- 我们终于登上了这座山wǒmenzhōngyúdēngshànglezhèzuòshānWe finally made it to the top of this mountain.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Into the mountains”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “climb” in Chinese?
“Climb” in Chinese is 登, pinyin dēng.
What does 登 mean?
登 (dēng) means “climb; publish”.
How do you write 登?
登 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 登?
登 is read dēng. Tones: dēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“climb” in the lesson “Into the mountains”
This word is from the topic “Movement and actions” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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