爬
crawl; climb; get up
Meanings
3 senses · 10 examplesverb
to crawl; to creep (of insects, reptiles, or people)
Used for the movement of insects, reptiles, or babies. For humans, it specifically describes moving on hands and knees.
The scorpion crawled into the crack in the wall.
This child can crawl now and is exploring everywhere.
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The turtle slowly crawls on the ground.
verb
to climb; to ascend (by gripping or using hands)
Used for climbing trees, ropes, mountains, or metaphorically for plants covering a surface.
A monkey can climb a tree very quickly.
He is practicing climbing a rope.
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The wall is covered with climbing vines.
Let's go climb that mountain.
verb
to get up (from a lying or seated position); to rise (after falling)
Often refers to getting out of bed when used literally. The figurative sense means to recover from a setback or failure.
He is so sick he can't even get up now.
Every morning at 7, he gets out of bed on time.
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Where you fall, get up from there. (Figuratively: learn from your mistakes.)