爬高 (pá gāo) — to climb high; to ascend to a high place

Definition

A separable verb meaning to climb to a high place or gain height — split as 爬 + 高 (e.g. 爬上高 is fine colloquially; in writing prefer 爬得高 / 爬得很高). Used literally for physical climbing (a mountain, a tree) and figuratively for rising in status.

verb

to climb highto ascend to a high place

Examples

爬高。
pá gāo Xū yào hěn duō lì qi.
Climbing high requires a lot of strength.
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Tā pá le sān cì gāo, měi cì dōu chéng gōng le.
He climbed high three times and succeeded each time.
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Zhè zuò shān tài dǒu le, wǒ pá bú shàng gāo.
This mountain is too steep; I can't climb very high.

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