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.
- ，。Tā pá le sān cì gāo, měi cì dōu chéng gōng le.He climbed high three times and succeeded each time.
- ，。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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