爬竿
pá gān
Pinyin

Definition

爬竿
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pá gān
  1. pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act)
  2. climbing pole

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 to crawl
  2. 2 to climb
  3. 3 to get up or sit up
mō pá gǔn dǎ
  1. 1 to go through challenging experiences
  2. 2 to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
pá shàng
  1. 1 to climb up
pá shān
  1. 1 to climb a mountain
  2. 2 to mountaineer
  3. 3 hiking
  4. 4 mountaineering
Běi gān
  1. 1 Peikan Island, one of the Matsu Islands
  2. 2 Peikan township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lián jiāng xiàn], Taiwan

Idioms (4)

爬山涉水
pá shān shè shuǐ
  1. 1 to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey
百尺竿头,更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
  1. 1 lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
  2. 2 to continue to further successes
  3. 3 not to rest on one's laurels
立竿见影
lì gān jiàn yǐng
  1. 1 lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom); fig. instant effect
  2. 2 quick results
连滚带爬
lián gǔn dài pá
  1. 1 rolling and crawling
  2. 2 trying frantically to escape (idiom)