登

To scale (a height) in Chinese: 登 (dēng)

dēng

to scale (a height)

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Definitions

  1. 1to scale (a height)
  2. 2to ascend
  3. 3to mount
  4. 4to publish or record
  5. 5to enter (e.g. in a register)
  6. 6to press down with the foot
  7. 7to step or tread on
  8. 8to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect)
  9. 9to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)

Stroke order

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登

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄉㄥ

dēng

ㄉ/ dㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 登 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他一步一步登上了山顶。

    tā yí bù yi bù dēng shàng le shān dǐng。

    He climbed to the mountaintop step by step.

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Related words

登记

dēng jì

to register (one's name)

登录

dēng lù

to register

登山

dēng shān

to climb a mountain

登机

dēng jī

to board a plane

登陆

dēng lù

to land

刊登

kān dēng

to carry a story

登机牌

dēng jī pái

boarding pass

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