Meaning of 爬山
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
How to use 爬山
爬山 is the everyday way to say you go hiking or walk up a hill for fun or exercise. It is a verb-object phrase, so it often pairs with 去 (qù). Example: 周末我们去爬山吧。(Zhōumò wǒmen qù páshān ba.) Let's go hiking this weekend.
爬 (pá) means to crawl or climb, and 山 (shān) looks like three mountain peaks. Picture yourself climbing up those three peaks and you have 爬山, going hiking in the mountains.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 爬山上 or add another object, but 山 is already the object, so to name a mountain say 爬长城 or 爬泰山 instead. Also keep 爬 in the second tone (pá), not the fourth tone of 怕 (pà, to fear).
爬山 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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爬 pá · to crawl · 8 strokes
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山 shān · mountain · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 爬山.
| 登山 | dēngshān | to climb a mountain; climbing |
| 山区 | shānqū | mountain area |
| 山谷 | shāngǔ | valley; ravine |
| 山峰 | shānfēng | (mountain) peak |
| 山坡 | shānpō | hillside |
| 火山 | huǒshān | volcano |
| 下山 | xiàshān | to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set |
| 山顶 | shāndǐng | hilltop |
| 高山 | gāoshān | high mountain; alpine mountain |
| 冰山 | bīngshān | iceberg; ice-covered mountain |
| 山寨 | shānzhài | fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) |
| 山路 | shānlù | mountain road |
Questions about 爬山
What does 爬山 mean?
爬山 (pá shān) means "to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)".
How do you write 爬山?
爬山 is made of 2 characters: 爬 (8 strokes), 山 (3 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 爬山 an HSK word?
Yes. 爬山 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 爬山 and 登山?
爬山 is casual and means hiking or walking up hills for leisure. 登山 (dēngshān) sounds more formal and often refers to serious mountaineering or climbing as a sport.
Can I separate 爬山 with other words?
Yes, because it is a verb plus object you can insert words between them. For example, 爬了一天山 (pá le yì tiān shān) means climbed mountains for a whole day, and 爬过山 means have hiked before.