爬山

爬山 páshān

To go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)†

爬山 in a sentence HSK 3 pashan

What 爬山 means

  1. To go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 爬山, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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爬山 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

爬
pá
Crawl (climb)
山
shān
Mountain (hill - iceberg)

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How to write 爬山

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爬山 in a sentence

周末我们去爬山吧。
Zhōumò wǒmen qù páshān ba.
Let's go hiking up the mountain this weekend.
爬山以后腿有点儿疼。
Páshān yǐhòu tuǐ yǒudiǎnr téng.
My legs ache a little after the climb.

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Questions about 爬山

What does 爬山 mean in English?

爬山 is pronounced páshān and means To go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains) †.

How do you pronounce 爬山?

爬山 is páshān in pinyin — written pashan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 爬山?

爬山 is written with 2 characters: 爬 (pá) Crawl (climb), 山 (shān) Mountain (hill - iceberg). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 爬山 an HSK word?

Yes — 爬山 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.

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