Usage of the character 爬

to crawl
to climb
to get up or sit up

páchóng

爬虫

[爬蟲]

reptile
(Internet) web crawler

páxíng

爬行

[爬行]

to crawl
to creep

pálí

爬犁

[爬犁]

sledge

páshū

爬梳

[爬梳]

to comb through (historical documents etc); to unravel

páshēng

爬升

[爬升]

to rise
to ascend
to climb (airplane etc)
to go up (sales figures etc)
to gain promotion

páhuī

爬灰

[爬灰]

incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
also written 扒灰

páyǒng

爬泳

[爬泳]

crawl (swimming stroke)

páxiā

爬虾

[爬蝦]

mantis shrimp

páshàng

爬上

[爬上]

to climb up

págān

爬竿

[爬竿]

pole-climbing (as gymnastics or circus act)
climbing pole

páshān

爬山

[爬山]

to climb a mountain
to mountaineer
hiking
mountaineering

pānpá

攀爬

[攀爬]

to climb

páqiáng

爬墙

[爬牆]

to climb a wall
(fig.) to be unfaithful

gǒupáshì

狗爬式

[狗爬式]

dog paddle (swimming style)
doggy style (sex position)

páchónglèi

爬虫类

[爬蟲類]

reptiles
also written 爬行類／爬行类

páshānhǔ

爬山虎

[爬山虎]

Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

cǎopázi

草爬子

[草爬子]

tick (zoology)

págézi

爬格子

[爬格子]

(oral) to write (esp. for a living)
to spell out laboriously on squared paper

xiāpázi

虾爬子

[蝦爬子]

mantis shrimp

páxínglèi

爬行类

[爬行類]

reptiles
also written 爬行動物／爬行动物

liángǔndàipá

连滚带爬

[連滾帶爬]

rolling and crawling
trying frantically to escape (idiom)

páshānshèshuǐ

爬山涉水

[爬山涉水]

to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey

chīlǐpáwài

吃里爬外

[吃裡爬外]

to work against the interests of sb one derives support from
to double-cross one's employer
to bite the hand that feeds you

páchóngdòngwù

爬虫动物

[爬蟲動物]

reptile

diēdiēpápá

跌跌爬爬

[跌跌爬爬]

stumbling along

mōpágǔndǎ

摸爬滚打

[摸爬滾打]

to go through challenging experiences
to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)

páxíngdòngwù

爬行动物

[爬行動物]

reptile

rénwǎnggāochùpá,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú

人往高处爬，水往低处流

[人往高處爬，水往低處流]

see 人往高處走，水往低處流／人往高处走，水往低处流 (rénwǎnggāochùzǒu,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú)