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to climb a mountain
to climb up
to crawl
to climb a wall
to rise
incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
mantis shrimp
to climb
to comb through
pole-climbing
sledge
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On the weekend, I climbed the mountain.
Source: Tatoeba #2051364 · CC BY 2.0 FRWith great effort he climbed up the tree.
Source: Tatoeba #1401741 · CC BY 2.0 FRSquirrels are very good climbers.
Source: Tatoeba #10515499 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe must have been crazy to climb the mountain in winter.
Source: Tatoeba #13573221 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt's good exercise to climb hills.
Source: Tatoeba #1517736 · CC BY 2.0 FRWe climbed the mountain last year.
Source: Tatoeba #865486 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.