爬 (pá) — to climb

爬 (pá)

爬 means to climb or to crawl. It describes the action of moving upward using hands and feet, or moving on all fours along a surface.

Meanings

1. [verb] To climb; to scale (a mountain, wall, tree).
2. [verb] To crawl; to move on hands and knees.

Example Sentences

他们爬到了山顶。 Tāmen pá dào le shāndǐng. They climbed to the top of the mountain.

小孩子在地上爬来爬去。 Xiǎo háizi zài dìshang pá lái pá qù. The little child is crawling back and forth on the ground.

我想爬那棵大树。 Wǒ xiǎng pá nà kē dà shù. I want to climb that big tree.

我们爬山爬了三个小时。 Wǒmen páshān pá le sān gè xiǎoshí. We hiked for three hours.

Collocations

Memory Hook

The character 爬 contains 爪 (claw) on top, suggesting hands gripping and pulling upward. Think of a cat using its claws to climb a tree.