How to say “climb” in Chinese

“Climb” in Chinese is 爬, pá: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

爬 is read pá. 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 “爬”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 爬. Tap the sound icon to listen.

• 周末我们去爬山吧zhōumòwǒmenqùpáshānbaLet's go hiking in the mountains this weekend.
• 明天可能下雨，你还去爬山吗？míngtiānkěnéngxiàyǔ,nǐháiqùpáshānmaIt might rain tomorrow. Are you still going hiking?
• 周末我们去爬山，怎么样？zhōumòwǒmenqùpáshān,zěnmeyàngLet's go hiking in the mountains this weekend — how about it?
• 假如明天不下雨我们就去爬山jiǎrúmíngtiānbúxiàyǔ,wǒmenjiùqùpáshānIf it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go hiking in the mountains.
• 我一口气爬了二十层楼。wǒyìkǒuqìpáleèrshícénglóuI climbed twenty floors without stopping.
• 我们终于爬到了山顶。wǒmenzhōngyúpádàoleshāndǐngWe finally made it to the top.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “Work out every day”

• 锻炼 work out
• 健康 healthy
• 坚持 persist

Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.

Frequently asked questions