Usage note
爬表示用手脚向上或向前移动。
pá biǎo shì yòng shǒu jiǎo xiàng shàng huò xiàng qián yí dòng。
Climb means moving forward or upward with hands and feet.
Context note
爬常出现在动物、楼梯和山坡里。
pá cháng chū xiàn zài dòng wù 、 lóu tī hé shān pō lǐ。
Climb often appears with animals, stairs, and hills.
5 examples
小猫会爬。
xiǎo māo huì pá。
The kitten can climb.
他爬上楼梯。
tā pá shàng lóu tī。
He climbs the stairs.
我们爬山。
wǒ men pá shān。
We climb the mountain.
树上有小猴子在爬。
shù shàng yǒu xiǎo hóu zi zài pá。
There is a little monkey climbing on the tree.
我不敢爬高。
wǒ bù gǎn pá gāo。
I do not dare to climb high.
5 mini stories
小猴子很会爬树，一下子就上去了。
xiǎo hóu zi hěn huì pá shù， yí xià zǐ jiù shàng qù le。
The little monkey is very good at climbing trees and got up in no time.
我们周末去爬山，风景很好。
wǒ men zhōu mò qù pá shān， fēng jǐng hěn hǎo。
We went climbing on the weekend, and the scenery was very nice.
小猫爬到沙发上睡觉。
xiǎo māo pá dào shā fā shàng shuì jiào。
The kitten climbed onto the sofa to sleep.
我慢慢爬上台阶，小心不摔倒。
wǒ màn màn pá shàng tái jiē， xiǎo xīn bù shuāi dǎo。
I climbed the steps slowly, careful not to fall.
孩子们喜欢爬滑梯，也喜欢爬小墙。
hái zi men xǐ huan pá huá tī， yě xǐ huan pá xiǎo qiáng。
Children like climbing the slide and also like climbing small walls.
Mini dialogue
小心爬树
A
你看，小猫在爬树。
Nǐ kàn, xiǎo māo zài pá shù.
Look, the kitten is climbing the tree.
B
它爬得好快啊！
Tā pá de hǎo kuài a!
It climbs so fast!
爬山
A
周末我们去爬山，好吗？
Zhōumò wǒmen qù pá shān, hǎo ma?
Let's go climb a mountain this weekend, okay?
B
好啊，我喜欢爬。
Hǎo a, wǒ xǐhuān pá.
Okay, I like to climb.
Related words and contrasts
related
爬山
pá shān
mountain climbing
A common activity using 爬
contrast
走
zǒu
to walk
爬 often uses hands, 走 uses only feet