爬行

páxíng

verb #16,323

Meanings

婴儿学会了爬行。

Yīng'ér xuéhuì le páxíng.

The baby learned to crawl.

蛇在地上爬行。

Shé zài dìshàng páxíng.

The snake is crawling on the ground.

usage

爬行动物 (páxíng dòngwù) = reptile, literally 'crawling animal.' 爬行 is more formal than just 爬 (pá) — 爬 is the everyday word for crawling or climbing.

爬 pá

行 xíng