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爬 pá

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爬 pá Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
pá | pa2
English translation
to crawl
to climb
to get up or sit up
to climb, to scramble; to crawl, to creep

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About 爬 pá

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

爬 pá

Contains the radical

爪 zhǎo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

claw

Etymology of 爬 pá

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿺爪巴

Semantic compound

爪 zhǎo

Phonetic compound

巴 Bā

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 爪 zhǎo represents the meaning and 巴 Bā represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 爬 pá

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这 zhè 棵 kē 黄瓜 huáng guā 爬 pá 蔓 mán 了 le .

This cucumber plant is climbing.

这个 zhè ge 男孩 nán hái 抓住 zhuā zhù 那棵矮 ǎi 树 shù ,直到 zhí dào 有 yǒu 人 rén 爬 pá 下 xià 悬崖 xuán yá 去 qù 救 jiù 他 tā .

The boy held on to the bush until someone climbed down the cliff to rescue him.

攀登 pāndēng 者 zhě 越 Yuè 爬 pá 越 Yuè 高 Gāo .

The climbers mounted higher and higher.

一 yī 条 tiáo 小 xiǎo 绿 lǜ 蛇 shé 爬 pá 过 Guò 潮湿 cháoshī 的 de 道路 dào lù .

A small green snake slithered across the wet road.

埃迪浑身 húnshēn 湿漉漉 shī lù lù 地 de 爬 pá 上 shǎng 船 chuán , 然后 ránhòu 把 bǎ 衣服 yīfu 扒 bā 下 xià .

Eddy came on board soaked and dripping , and started to undress.

Words with 爬 pá

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
爬 pá to crawl爬 pá
爬山 páshān hiking爬山 páshān
爬行 pá xíng to crawl爬行 pá xíng
爬升 pá shēng to rise爬升 pá shēng
攀爬 pān pá to climb攀爬 pān pá
摸爬滚打 mō pá gǔn dǎ to go through challenging experiences摸爬滾打
爬虫 pá chóng reptile (old or common word for 爬行動物|爬行动物 pá xíng dòng wù )爬蟲
爬行动物 pá xíng dòng wù reptile爬行動物
爬墙 pá qiáng to climb a wall爬牆
连滚带爬 lián gǔn dài pá rolling and crawling連滾帶爬
爬格子 pá gé zi (oral) to write (esp. for a living)爬格子 pá gé zi
爬山虎 pá shān hǔ Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)爬山虎 pá shān hǔ
爬山涉水 pá shān shè shuǐ to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey爬山涉水 pá shān shè shuǐ
爬犁 pá lí sledge爬犁 pá lí
爬行类 pá xíng lèi reptiles爬行類
爬虫类 pá chóng lèi reptiles爬蟲類
吃里爬外 chī lǐ pá wài to double-cross one's employer吃裡爬外
狗爬式 gǒu pá shì dog paddle (swimming style)狗爬式 gǒu pá shì
爬泳 pá yǒng crawl (swimming stroke)爬泳 pá yǒng

爬 pá Decomposition & Compounds

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爬 pá Decomposition

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