登上

dēngshàng

verb #16,498

Meanings

1 to climb onto
2 to ascend
3 to mount
4 to board

Characters

to climb; to ascend; to register

up; onto; above

Examples

他登上了山顶。

Tā dēngshàng le shāndǐng.

He climbed to the top of the mountain.

旅客们登上了飞机。

Lǚkèmen dēngshàng le fēijī.

The passengers boarded the plane.

Tips

usage

登上 can be physical (climbing a mountain, boarding a plane) or figurative (登上舞台 = stepping onto the stage, 登上王位 = ascending to the throne).

Stroke Order

登 dēng

上 shàng