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登

dēng · deng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to scale (a height)
  2. to ascend
  3. to mount
  4. to publish or record
  5. to enter (e.g. in a register)
  6. to press down with the foot
  7. to step or tread on
  8. to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect)
  9. to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
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  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)登山(dēngshān)吧(ba)！

    Let's go climb a mountain today!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！听说(tīngshuō)山上(shānshàng)的(de)风景(fēngjǐng)很(hěn)美(měi)。

    Sure! I heard the view up there is beautiful.

  3. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，我们(wǒmen)已经(yǐjīng)快(kuài)登到(dēngdào)山顶(shāndǐng)了(le)。

    Look, we have almost climbed to the top.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)登(dēng)不动(bùdòng)了(le)，腿(tuǐ)好(hǎo)酸(suān)。

    I can't climb any more. My legs are so sore.

  5. Liangliang

    加油(jiāyóu)！再(zài)登(dēng)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)就(jiù)到(dào)了(le)。

    Come on! Ten more minutes of climbing and we're there.

  6. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，缆车站(lǎnchēzhàn)就(jiù)在(zài)旁边(pángbiān)！

    Look, the cable car station is right there!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)登(dēng)得(de)愈(yù)高(gāo)，空(kōng)气(qì)就(jiù)愈(yù)稀(xī)薄(bó)。

The higher we go up, the thinner the air becomes.

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

02

我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)想(xiǎng)登(dēng)富(fù)士(shì)山(shān)。

I've always wanted to climb Mt. Fuji.

Tatoeba: Chinese by asosan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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