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HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. to crawl
  2. 2. to climb
  3. 3. to get up or sit up

Example Sentences

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有隻貓剛剛從籃子裏 了出來。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1399207)

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Words Containing 爬

爬行
pá xíng

to crawl

狗爬式
gǒu pá shì

dog paddle (swimming style)

爬行类
pá xíng lèi

reptiles

人往高处爬,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù pá , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

see 人往高處走,水往低處流|人往高处走,水往低处流[rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú]

爬山
pá shān

to climb a mountain

吃里爬外
chī lǐ pá wài

to work against the interests of sb one derives support from

连滚带爬
lián gǔn dài pá

rolling and crawling

爬梳
pá shū

to comb through (historical documents etc)

爬格子
pá gé zi

(oral) to write (esp. for a living)

爬虾
pá xiā

mantis shrimp

爬虫类
pá chóng lèi

reptiles

爬虫
pá chóng

reptile

爬行动物
pá xíng dòng wù

reptile

爬山虎
pá shān hǔ

Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

摸爬滚打
mō pá gǔn dǎ

to go through challenging experiences

爬灰
pá huī

incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law

草爬子
cǎo pá zi

tick (zoology)

爬虫动物
pá chóng dòng wù

reptile

跌跌爬爬
diē diē pá pá

stumbling along

虾爬子
xiā pá zi

mantis shrimp

爬泳
pá yǒng

crawl (swimming stroke)

爬山涉水
pá shān shè shuǐ

to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey

爬升
pá shēng

to rise

横爬行
héng pá xíng

to walk sideways

攀爬
pān pá

to climb

爬竿
pá gān

pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act)

爬上
pá shàng

to climb up

爬犁
pá lí

sledge

爬墙
pá qiáng

to climb a wall