爬梳

páshū

verb

Meanings

1 to comb through (documents, materials)
2 to sift and sort (information)
3 to disentangle

Characters

to crawl / climb

Examples

HSK 5

记者爬梳大量资料，写出了这篇深度报道。

Jìzhě páshū dàliàng zīliào, xiě chū le zhè piān shēndù bàodào.

The reporter sifted through a mountain of material to produce this in-depth piece.

HSK 6

他花了三年爬梳清代档案。

Tā huā le sānnián páshū Qīng dài dǎng'àn.

He spent three years combing through Qing dynasty archives.

Tips

memory

Literally 'crawl' (爬) and 'comb' (梳) - picture combing through tangled hair strand by strand. The image carries over to working through messy historical records or data.

register

Bookish - common in academic writing, journalism, and editorials, rare in casual speech. Use 整理 (zhěnglǐ) instead in everyday contexts.

Stroke Order

爬 pá

梳 shū