Chinese Notes

爬 pá

pá verb to climb; to scramble
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 爬树 'climb a tree.' (Unihan '爬'; XHN 2015-11-02)
pá verb to crawl; to creep
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Unihan '爬')

爬梳 to comb through (historical documents etc); to unravel
连滚带爬(連滾帶爬) rolling and crawling; tumble
吃里爬外(吃裡爬外) to work against the interests of somebody one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer
爬升 to rise; to ascend; to climb (airplane etc); to go up (sales figures etc); to gain promotion
爬虫动物(爬蟲動物) reptile
爬虫两栖类学(爬蟲兩棲類學) herpetology
爬泳 crawl (swimming stroke)
爬虫类(爬蟲類) reptiles
跌跌爬爬 stumbling along
爬竿 pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act); climbing pole
爬格子 (oral) to write (for a living); to spell out laboriously on squared paper
爬灰 incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
爬山涉水 to climb mountains and wade rivers; to make a long and difficult journey
爬犁 sledge
爬虾(爬蝦) mantis shrimp
爬行 to crawl; to creep
爬行动物(爬行動物) reptile
爬山虎 Boston ivy; Japanese creeper
爬梳剔抉 to comb through and select the best
横爬行(橫爬行) to walk sideways; crab-wise
攀爬 to climb
狗爬式 dog paddle (swimming style); doggy style (sex position)
爬上 to climb up
摸爬滚打(摸爬滾打) to go through challenging experiences; to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
虾爬子(蝦爬子) mantis shrimp
爬虫(爬蟲) reptile
爬山 to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering
草爬子 tick
爬墙(爬牆) to climb a wall; (fig.) to be unfaithful
爬行类(爬行類) reptiles

Truncated for common words