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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing climbing to a location with 爬到 (pádào)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    爬到 + Location

    Explanation

    爬到 (pádào) is a compound verb meaning "to climb to" a specific place, combining 爬 (to climb) with the result complement 到 (arriving at). It is followed by the destination reached through climbing.

    Examples

    • 猫爬到了树的最高处,下不来了。

      Māo pádàole shù de zuìgāo chù, xià bù láile.

      The cat climbed to the highest point of the tree and couldn't get down.

    • 他努力爬到了山顶,看到了美丽的日出。

      Tā nǔlì pádàole shāndǐng, kàndàole měilì de rìchū.

      He worked hard to climb to the mountain top and saw a beautiful sunrise.

    • 小孩子爬到桌子上去拿糖果。

      Xiǎo háizi pádào zhuōzi shàng qù ná tángguǒ.

      The little child climbed onto the table to grab some candy.

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