Definition
爬 (pá) means to crawl, climb, or get up — typically using hands and feet. For climbing, it contrasts with 上 ('go up') and 登 (formal, for stairs/mountains). For getting up, 爬 implies from a lying position (e.g., after a fall), while 起床 is 'get out of bed' and 起来/起 mean 'stand up/rise'.
verb
to crawl (on hands and knees)to climb (a surface)to get up (from lying down)
Easily confused
- 抓zhuālook-aliketo grab; to seize
- 怕pàsound-alike(verb) to be afraid of, to fear
- 趴pāsound-aliketo lie on one's stomach or to lean forward with one's upper body resting on something (e.g., a table, bed, floor)
Examples
- 爬。Xiǎohái zài dìshàng pá.The child is crawling on the floor.
- 。Tā xǐhuan pá shān.He likes to climb mountains.
- 爬。Tā cóng chuáng shàng pá qǐlái.He got up from the bed.
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