dēnglín

登临

Word · VerbTraditional登臨

climb and visit; ascend to a scenic place

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to climb up to and visit; to ascend to a scenic or high place for sightseeing

literary

Literally means 'ascend and approach,' often used in a literary or formal context to describe the act of visiting famous mountains, rivers, or historical sites. It implies a sense of grandeur and appreciation of natural or cultural landscapes.

Tā他
píng平
shēng生
zuì最
dà大
de的
ài爱
hào好
jiù就
shì是
dēng登
lín临
míng名
shān山
dà大
chuān川
 。

His greatest hobby in life is to climb and visit famous mountains and great rivers.

Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
rén人
mò墨
kè客
cháng常
dēng登
lín临
gǔ古
jī迹
 ,
fù赋
shī诗
shū抒
huái怀
 。

Ancient scholars and poets often ascended to historical sites to compose poems expressing their feelings.

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Dēng登
shàng上
shān山
dǐng顶
 ,
dēng登
lín临
yuǎn远
tiào眺
 ,
zhěng整
gè个
chéng城
shì市
jìn尽
shōu收
yǎn眼
dǐ底
 。

Upon reaching the mountain top and ascending to gaze into the distance, the entire city was laid out before my eyes.

Zhè这
cì次
lǚ旅
xíng行
 ,
wǒ我
men们
jì计
huà划
dēng登
lín临
jǐ几
chù处
zhù著
míng名
de的
jiāng江
nán南
yuán园
lín林
 。

For this trip, we plan to visit several famous gardens in the Jiangnan region.

Dù杜
Fǔ甫
de的
shī诗
zhōng中
duō多
yǒu有
dēng登
lín临
gǎn感
huái怀
zhī之
zuò作
 。

Many of Du Fu's poems are works expressing emotions upon visiting high places.