HSK 3

爬山 (pá shān) — how to say "to climb mountains" in Chinese

爬山

To climb mountains

verb

Character composition

爬

to crawl, to climb

山

mountain

Radicals / Keys

山

Mountain

#46 · shān · 3 strokes

爪

Claw

#87 · zhǎo · 4 strokes

Collocations

去爬山

qù pá shān

go hiking

爬山比赛

pá shān bǐ sài

mountain climbing race

喜欢爬山

xǐ huān pá shān

like hiking

Examples

周末我们去爬山,顺便拍些照片。

On the weekend we'll go mountain climbing and also take some photos.

周末去爬山吧。

Let's go mountain climbing on the weekend.

Mnemonic

Mnemonic for 爬山 (pá shān) — to climb mountains

[pá shān-] Passion the adventurer 🧗‍♂️ decides to embark on a journey to conquer the mountains, embracing the challenge of 爬山! He packs his trusty climbing rope 爬 and a map of the nearby mountains 山. Along the way, he is followed by a group of curious bunnies trying to learn the art of 爬山 from him.

Writing

Frequently asked questions

How do you say "to climb mountains" in Chinese?

"to climb mountains" in Chinese is 爬山 (pá shān).

Pashan meaning in English

爬山 (pá shān) means "To climb mountains".

How is 爬山 pronounced?

It is pronounced pá shān (written as pa shan, pashan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "to climb mountains" in Chinese characters?

It is written 爬山: 爬 has 8 strokes, 山 has 3 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK level is 爬山?

爬山 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.

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