"Climbing" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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登山 dēng shān to climb a mountain / climbing / mountaineering
攀援 pān yuán to climb up (a rope etc) / climbing (plant)
攀缘 pān yuán to climb up (a rope etc) / climbing (plant)
攀岩 pān yán rock climbing / to climb a rockface
高攀 gāo pān social climbing / to claim connections with people in higher social class
攀附 pān fù to climb (of climbing plants) / to creep / to cling on to / fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful) / social climbing
蔓草 màn cǎo creeper / climbing plant / twiner
趋炎附势 qū yán fù shì to curry favor (idiom) / playing up to those in power / social climbing
薢 xiào woody climbing plant
夤缘攀附 yín yuán pān fù to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom) / to advance one's career by currying favor / social climbing
巴山越岭 bā shān yuè lǐng to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom) / to cross mountain after mountain / good at climbing mountains
攀高结贵 pān gāo jié guì lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom) / to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful / social climbing
蔓生植物 màn shēng zhí wù creeper / climbing plant / twiner
攀附权贵 pān fù quán guì to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom) / social climbing
爬竿 pá gān pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act) / climbing pole
登峰 dēng fēng to climb a mountain / to scale a peak / mountain climbing / mountaineering
蛇麻草 shé má cǎo hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer
难于登天 nán yú dēng tiān harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
蚂蚁上树 mǎ yǐ shàng shù "ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree) / (sex position) man standing, woman clinging to his upper body / (erotic massage) full-body licking
溯溪 sù xī river tracing / mountain stream climbing (recreational activity)
百尺竿头，更进一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom) / fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better
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