登 dēng — scale; climb; ascend; mount; go up; register
我们一大早就出发去登山。Wǒ men yí dà zǎo jiù chū fā qù dēng shān.We set off early in the morning to climb the mountain.
Common words: 登记 (dēng jì)、登录 (dēng lù)、登机 (dēng jī)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "climb"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "climb", including 登 (dēng), 爬 (pá). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "climb" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 登 (dēng), 爬 (pá) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span dēng, pá — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 登 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 登 dēngscale; climb; ascend; mount; go up; registerUseful words: 登记, 登录
- 爬 pácrawl; climbUseful words: 爬山, 连滚带爬
Common words for these 2 "climb" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 登 (dēng) — so "climb" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "climb".
爬 pá — crawl; climb
周末我们一起去爬山。Zhōu mò wǒ men yì qǐ qù pá shān.On weekends we go hiking together.
Common words: 爬山 (pá shān)、连滚带爬 (lián gǔn dài pá)、爬上 (pá shàng)
All 2 characters
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