Word: 爬 (pá)

为什么你在爬这棵树？

Wèishénme nǐ zài pá zhè kē shù?

Why are you climbing this tree?

乌龟爬得很慢。

Wūguī pá de hěn màn.

The tortoise crawls very slowly.

乌龟爬门槛，就看这一翻

wūguī pá ménkǎn, jiù kàn zhè yì fān

a tortoise climbing a threshold: it all depends on this one flip

他们累得爬不动山了。

Tāmen lèi de pá bú dòng shān le.

They are too tired to keep climbing the mountain.

他小时候很皮，爱爬树。

Tā xiǎoshíhou hěn pí, ài pá shù.

He was naughty as a child and loved climbing trees.

他爬上了富士山。

Tā pá shàng le Fùshì Shān.

He climbed Mt. Fuji.

他爬上了楼梯。

Tā pá shàng le lóutī.

He climbed the stairs.

他背着笨重的行李爬楼梯。

Tā bēizhe bènzhòng de xíngli pá lóutī.

He climbed the stairs carrying his cumbersome luggage.

他费了不少劲，爬上了那棵树。

Tā fèile bùshǎo jìn, pá shàng le nà kē shù.

With great effort he climbed up the tree.

你们爬了几个小时才登顶？

Nǐmen pále jǐ ge xiǎoshí cái dēngdǐng?

How many hours did it take you to reach the top?

你曾经爬过阿苏山吗？

Nǐ céngjīng páguo Āsūshān ma?

Have you ever climbed Mt. Aso?

你爬过富士山吗？

Nǐ páguo Fùshì Shān ma?

Have you ever climbed Mt Fuji?

去年夏天我们爬了富士山。

Qùnián xiàtiān wǒmen pále Fùshì Shān.

We climbed Mt. Fuji last summer.

哪里跌倒哪里爬

nǎlǐ diēdǎo nǎlǐ pá

where you fall, there you get up

天上下雨地下滑，自己跌倒自己爬

tiānshàng xiàyǔ dì xiàhuá, zìjǐ diēdǎo zìjǐ pá

when it rains the ground is slippery; if you fall, get up by yourself

她身体虚，爬楼就喘。

Tā shēntǐ xū, pá lóu jiù chuǎn.

She is weak, and gets out of breath just climbing stairs.

对猴子来说，爬树很容易。

Duì hóuzi lái shuō, pá shù hěn róngyì.

It is easy for a monkey to climb a tree.

屎壳郎爬到扫帚上，专一找杈儿

shǐkélàng pá dào sàozhou shàng, zhuānyī zhǎo chār

a dung beetle climbs on a broom: looks only for forks (for faults)

屎壳郎爬秤盘子，不知道自己有多大分量

shǐkélàng pá chèngpánzi, bù zhīdào zìjǐ yǒu duō dà fènliàng

a dung beetle climbing on a scale pan: doesn't know how much weight it has

我从来没有爬过富士山。

Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu páguo Fùshì Shān.

I have never climbed Mt. Fuji.

我从窗口爬进来的。

Wǒ cóng chuāngkǒu pá jìnlái de.

I climbed in through the window.

我们去年爬上了这座山。

Wǒmen qùnián pá shàng le zhè zuò shān.

We climbed the mountain last year.

我们将要去爬那座山。

Wǒmen jiāngyào qù pá nà zuò shān.

We are going to climb that mountain.

我们花了五个小时才爬到高峰。

Wǒmen huāle wǔ gè xiǎoshí cái pá dào gāofēng.

It took us five hours to climb to the peak.

我们计划去爬那座山。

Wǒmen jìhuà qù pá nà zuò shān.

We plan to climb that mountain.

我希望再爬一次上富士山。

Wǒ xīwàng zài pá yícì shàng Fùshì Shān.

I wish to climb Mt. Fuji again.

我年轻时经常爬树。

Wǒ niánqīng shí jīngcháng pá shù.

When I was young, I used to climb trees a lot.

我曾经爬过富士山。

Wǒ céngjīng páguo Fùshì Shān.

I've climbed Mt. Fuji.

我爬过两次富士山。

Wǒ páguo liǎngcì Fùshì Shān.

I've climbed Mt. Fuji twice.

我要去爬那座山。

Wǒ yào qù pá nà zuò shān.

I'm going to climb that mountain.

我骑车爬上了那个长坡。

Wǒ qíchē pá shàng le nàge cháng pō.

I rode my bike up that long slope.

梯子不牢固，千万别爬上去。

Tīzi bù láogù, qiānwàn bié pá shàngqù.

The ladder isn't secure, so don't climb it whatever you do.

毒蛇爬竹竿，又绞又滑

dúshé pá zhúgān, yòu jiǎo yòu huá

a venomous snake climbing a bamboo pole: it twists and it's slippery

毛虫爬树梢，沾高枝儿

máochóng pá shùshāo, zhān gāozhīr

a caterpillar on a treetop: touching the high branch

爬上了热锅的蚂蚁，上得来下不去

pá shàng le rè guō de mǎyǐ, shàng delái xiàbúqù

an ant that has climbed onto a hot pot: it got up but can't get down

爬了一天山，我已经没有体力了。

Pále yì tiān shān, wǒ yǐjīng méiyǒu tǐlì le.

After climbing the mountain all day, I have no strength left.

爬到桌子底下去。

Pá dào zhuōzi dǐxia qù.

Get under the table.

爬完山，我的腿都酥了。

Pá wán shān, wǒ de tuǐ dōu sūle.

After climbing the mountain, my legs have gone weak.

爬得高，跌得重

pá de gāo, diē de zhòng

the higher you climb, the harder you fall

爬楼梯摘月亮，白费力气

pá lóutī zhāi yuèliang, báifèi lìqi

climbing stairs to pick the moon: wasted effort

爬这座山很困难。

Pá zhè zuò shān hěn kùnnan.

Climbing this mountain is very difficult.

爬高山，过大河

pá gāoshān, guò dàhé

climb high mountains, cross great rivers

猫会爬树，狗不会。

Māo huì pá shù, gǒu búhuì.

Cats can climb trees, but dogs can't.

猴子爬上了树。

Hóuzi pá shàng le shù.

The monkey climbed up a tree.

猴子爬树容易。

Hóuzi pá shù róngyì.

It's easy for monkeys to climb trees.

猴子爬竹竿，一节一节来

hóuzi pá zhúgān, yì jié yì jié lái

a monkey climbing a bamboo pole: one section at a time

盐堆里爬出来的,尽说咸话

yán duī lǐ pá chūlái de,jǐn shuō Xián huà

crawled out of a pile of salt: says nothing but "xián" talk (salty / idle)

矮子爬楼梯，步步高升

ǎizi pá lóutī, bùbùgāoshēng

A short man climbing stairs: every step goes higher

老虎爬树,没学这一招

lǎohǔ pá shù,méi xué zhè yìzhāo

a tiger climbing a tree: never learned that trick

老鼠爬秤钩,自己称自己

lǎoshǔ pá chènggōu,zìjǐ chēng zìjǐ

a mouse climbs onto a scale hook: weighs itself

自己跌倒自己爬

zìjǐ diēdǎo zìjǐ pá

if you fall, get up yourself

蚂蚁吃高粱，顺秆儿爬

mǎyǐ chī gāoliáng, shùn gǎnr pá

an ant eating sorghum climbs along the stalk

蚂蚁爬上了牛角尖，自以为上了高山

mǎyǐ pá shàng le niújiǎojiān, zì yǐwéi shàng le gāoshān

an ant climbs to the tip of an ox horn and thinks it has climbed a high mountain

螃蟹不忘横着爬

pángxiè bú wàng héngzhe pá

a crab never forgets to crawl sideways

螃蟹爬进鱼篓子，进得来，出不去

pángxiè pá jìn yú lǒuzi, jìn delái, chū bú qù

a crab crawling into a fish basket: it can get in but can't get out

要是去北京的话，一定要去爬长城。

Yàoshi qù Běijīng dehuà, yídìng yào qù pá Chángchéng.

If you go to Beijing, definitely go and climb the Great Wall.

那座山很容易爬。

Nà zuò shān hěn róngyì pá.

That mountain is easy to climb.