攀登
pāndēng
to climb, to scale
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 他们一起攀登这座高山。They climb this high mountain together.
- 科学家不断攀登科学高峰。Scientists keep scaling the heights of science.
Collocations
攀登高峰攀登顶峰勇于攀登攀登高山
Mnemonic
攀 pān "to climb, grasp" + 登 dēng "to ascend": to grasp and ascend, i.e. to climb (a steep mountain) with effort. Figurative: to strive for the summit (攀登科学高峰). The 攀 is in 攀升 (to soar). Distinguish 攀登 (effortful climbing) from 爬 (pá, general climbing).
Related
攀升登山爬攀爬
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