攀登 (pān dēng) — to climb, to scale (literal); to forge ahead (f… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

攀登 emphasizes a strenuous, high-effort climb — usually a mountain or metaphorical peak. Stronger and more literary than 登, and more difficult than the casual 上.

verb

to climbto scale (literal)to forge ahead (figurative)

Examples

攀登。
Tā men zhǔn bèi míng tiān pān dēng zhè zuò xuě shān.
They are planning to climb this snowy mountain tomorrow.
，攀登。
Zài shì yè shàng, wǒ men yào yǒng yú pān dēng xīn de gāo fēng.
In our careers, we must be brave to scale new heights.
攀登。
pān dēng Zhū mù lǎng mǎ fēng shì hěn duō dēng shān zhě de mèng xiǎng.
Climbing Mount Everest is a dream for many mountaineers.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

攀 and 登 both mean to climb, so together they mean to scale or ascend.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

樊手攀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

樊

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

攀 pairs 手 (hand) with 樊, which gives its sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

癶豆登

癶癶bōleft and right feet
豆豆dòupictogrammic of raised object; stepping stone

登 pairs 癶, left and right feet, with 豆, a raised object or stepping stone; its older form also showed two hands at the bottom, which later dropped.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6 Outdoor Recreation

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