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爬

pá · pa

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Meaning

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  1. to crawl
  2. to climb
  3. to get up or sit up
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In a conversation

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Climbing the Great Wall

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)今天(jīntiān)爬(pá)长城(chángchéng)吧(ba)！

    Let's climb the Great Wall today!

  2. Liangliang

    爬(pá)长城(chángchéng)？台阶(táijiē)很多(hěnduō)的(de)。

    Climb the Great Wall? There are lots of steps.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)慢慢(mànmàn)爬(pá)，不(bù)着急(zháojí)。

    We'll climb slowly, no rush.

  4. Liangliang

    爬到(pádào)一半(yībàn)了(le)，灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    I'm halfway up. Dengdeng, where are you?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)山下(shānxià)，爬山(páshān)太(tài)累(lèi)了(le)，我(wǒ)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)等(děng)你(nǐ)。

    I'm at the bottom; climbing is too tiring, I'll wait for you here.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)一(yì)直(zhí)爬(pá)到(dào)悬(xuán)崖(yá)顶(dǐng)上(shàng)。

They climbed to the top of a cliff.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Luornu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)从(cóng)来(lái)没(méi)有(yǒu)爬(pá)过(guò)富(fù)士(shì)山(shān)。

I have never climbed Mt. Fuji.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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