登山 meaning in English

dēngshān

to climb a mountain; climbing

HSK 415 strokes

Meaning of 登山

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dēngshān

to climb a mountain
climbing
mountaineering

How to use 登山

登山 sounds a bit more formal or sporty than 爬山 (pá shān), and it often appears in compounds like 登山鞋 (hiking boots) or 登山运动 (mountaineering). Example: 我们周末去登山。(Wǒmen zhōumò qù dēngshān.) We are going mountain climbing this weekend.

登 (dēng) means to go up or ascend, and 山 (shān) is a picture of three peaks rising from the ground. Put them together and you ascend the peaks: 登山, to climb a mountain.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 登 with the similar-looking 灯 (dēng, lamp) because they sound the same, or write the top part of 登 incorrectly. Remember 登 has the 癶 top and 豆 underneath.

登山 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ对duì登dēng山shān感gǎn兴xìng趣qù。

Tom is interested in mountaineering.

即jí使shǐ在zài雨yǔ中zhōng和hé在zài雪xuě中zhōng，我wǒ喜xǐ欢huān登dēng山shān。

Even in rain and snow I enjoy mountain-climbing.

打dǎ棒bàng球qiú是shì一yī种zhǒng运yùn动dòng，登dēng山shān也yě是shì一yī种zhǒng运yùn动dòng。

Playing baseball is a sport, and climbing mountains is a sport, too.

我wǒ认rèn为wéi在zài有yǒu风fēng暴bào的de时shí候hòu里lǐ登dēng山shān很hěn危wēi险xiǎn。

I think it's dangerous to climb a mountain on a day when it's stormy.

我wǒ们men打dǎ算suàn去qù登dēng山shān，你nǐ也yě去qù吗ma？

We're going up into the mountains, so why don't you come with us?

Stroke order for each character

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登 dēng · to scale · 12 strokes

山 shān · mountain · 3 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 登山.

爬山	pá shān	to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
登记	dēngjì	to register (one's name)
登录	dēnglù	to register; to log in
山区	shānqū	mountain area
山谷	shāngǔ	valley; ravine
山峰	shānfēng	(mountain) peak
山坡	shānpō	hillside
登陆	dēnglù	to land; to come ashore
火山	huǒshān	volcano
下山	xiàshān	to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set
山顶	shāndǐng	hilltop
登机	dēngjī	to board a plane

Questions about 登山

What does 登山 mean?

登山 (dēngshān) means "to climb a mountain; climbing".

How do you write 登山?

登山 is made of 2 characters: 登 (12 strokes), 山 (3 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 登山 an HSK word?

Yes. 登山 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 登山 and 爬山?

爬山 is the everyday, casual way to say going hiking up a hill or mountain. 登山 can mean the same thing but also covers serious mountaineering and is common in sports and written contexts.

Can 登 be used for things other than mountains?

Yes. 登 means to ascend or to record, so you see it in 登机 (dēngjī, to board a plane), 登记 (dēngjì, to register) and 登录 (dēnglù, to log in).