攀登

pāndēng

verb HSK 7-9 #15,436

Meanings

1 to climb; to scale; to clamber
2 to forge ahead (figurative)

Characters

to climb; to pull oneself up

to ascend; to mount

Examples

HSK 4

他们成功攀登了珠穆朗玛峰。

Tāmen chénggōng pāndēng le Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng.

They successfully climbed Mount Everest.

HSK 7-9

攀登科学高峰需要不懈的努力。

Pāndēng kēxué gāofēng xūyào búxiè de nǔlì.

Scaling the heights of science requires unremitting effort.

Tips

usage

攀登 implies climbing something steep or difficult, whether literal (mountains, cliffs) or figurative (career peaks, scientific heights). For casual climbing like stairs, use 爬 (pá) instead.

Stroke Order

攀 pān

登 dēng