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攀登

pāndēng

to climb; to scale

A hiker with a stick climbs a mountain trail toward the peak
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Characters in this word

攀 pān

Strokes
19
Radical
手 — hand
Made of
樊 railing, fence, enclosed place 手 hand
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

登 dēng

Strokes
12
Radical
癶 — legs
Made of
癶 legs 豆 beans, peas
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这支科考队在恶劣天气中攀登海拔六千米的雪峰。 Zhè zhī kēkǎo duì zài èliè tiānqì zhōng pāndēng hǎibá liù qiān mǐ de xuěfēng. This scientific expedition climbed a 6,000-metre snow peak in severe weather.
  • 周末我们打算去攀登附近的小山。 Zhōumò wǒmen dǎsuàn qù pāndēng fùjìn de xiǎoshān. This weekend we plan to climb the small hill nearby.
  • 学习语言就像攀登高山,要一步一步来。 Xuéxí yǔyán jiù xiàng pāndēng gāoshān, yào yī bù yī bù lái. Learning a language is like climbing a high mountain; you take it step by step.

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