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爬
pá
1. to crawl
2. to climb
3. to get up or sit up
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

爬
pá
to climb, to scramble; to crawl, to creep
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

爬泳
páyǒng
crawl (swimming stroke)
爬灰
páhuī
incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
爬墙
páqiáng
to climb a wall
爬犁
pálí
sledge
爬竿
págān
pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act)
爬虫
páchóng
reptile (old or common word for [[爬行動物|爬行动物]])
爬升
páshēng
to rise
爬山
páshān
to climb a mountain
HSK 3
攀爬
pānpá
to climb
爬上
páshàng
to climb up
爬行
páxíng
to crawl
横爬行
héngpáxíng
to walk sideways
爬行类
páxínglèi
reptiles
狗爬式
gǒupáshì
dog paddle (swimming style)
草爬子
cǎopázi
tick (zoology)
爬山虎
páshānhǔ
Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
爬格子
págézi
(oral) to write (esp. for a living)
爬虫类
páchónglèi
reptiles
连滚带爬
liángǔndàipá
rolling and crawling
吃里爬外
chīlǐpáwài
to work against the interests of sb one derives support from

Example Sentences (2)

山越高，路越难走。我也越爬越冷。
shān yuè gāo, lù yuè nán zǒu. wǒ yě yuè pá yuè lěng.
The higher the mountain, the harder the road is to walk. I also get colder the more I climb.
Text 3
那我们先休息一下，一会儿再爬。
Nà wǒmen xiān xiūxi yíxià, yíhuìr zài pá.
Then let's rest a bit first, and climb again in a while.
Text 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,425
Word Frequency Rank
2,531 of 84,292