爬山 (pá shān) — to climb a mountain; to go mountain climbing | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A verb-object phrase meaning to climb a mountain or go mountain climbing. The verb 爬 (pá) means 'to climb/crawl', so 爬山 literally combines it with 山 (mountain).

verb

to climb a mountainto go mountain climbing

Examples

爬山。
Wǒ men zhōu mò qù pá shān ba.
Let's go mountain climbing this weekend.
，。
Tā pá guò hěn duō zuò shān, jīng yàn hěn fēng fù.
He has climbed many mountains and has a lot of experience.
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Zuó tiān wǒ men pá le yí zuò hěn gāo de shān, lèi huài le.
Yesterday we climbed a very high mountain and were exhausted.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

山shānmountain

爬 means climb, and 山 means mountain, so the action is climbing a mountain.

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.

爪巴爬

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

巴

巴bā爬pá

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

爬 pairs 爪, the part that gives the meaning, with 巴, the part that gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

Appears in

HSK 2.0 Level 3 Outdoor Recreation

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