calibre2001 Posted August 17, 2020 at 01:13 AM Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 at 01:13 AM Consider showing your students pictures of the activities you are trying to distinguish from the regular 爬山. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawei3 Posted August 17, 2020 at 03:32 PM Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 at 03:32 PM 21 hours ago, NinjaTurtle said: If I write 爬山, 登山, and 攀岩 on the board, will these words give Chinese students the distinctions I am looking for? It's a cool idea to give these to your students. This said, I don't have a strong idea what is best. I particularly would be interested in their definitions of 爬山 since this seems to have a broad definition, from hiking to mountain climbing. You might consider using the less used & more formal 远足 (albeit, with the knowledge that at least one of my friends saw 远足 as describing the activities of kindergarteners and your students are likely older. Even this is interesting to me). Whatever you find, it would be great to share it with us. I enjoy these explorations of language & meaning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaTurtle Posted August 17, 2020 at 05:18 PM Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 at 05:18 PM Dawei, thanks for the additional vocab word. Yes, I can keep you posted of what I finally figure out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelyus Posted August 17, 2020 at 11:56 PM Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 at 11:56 PM As a heritage speaker, I actually had to look up 远足 in this meaning, as I don't consciously recall it being used in this way. If it is a neologism, I think it could fill the gap between 散步 / 走一走 and 爬山. I'd say 登山 and 攀岩 have much stricter definitions, with the final one being more-or-less aligned with the English "rock-climbing". However, 远足 competes with 徒步 for that "hiking" niche, and it looks like at least on Google Trends 徒步 is way ahead. With regard to the above discussion on "shades of meaning" applied to 'words' and 'constructions' - the whole "grue" issue with colour is a very clear demonstration. Just to stir the pot a bit, is "trekking" no longer 'a thing'? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zander1 Posted August 18, 2020 at 11:41 AM Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 at 11:41 AM On this topic, was listening to a podcast where the documentary ‘Free Solo’ was discussed (in passing) and that was described as watching someone 爬山, at some points and others as 攀登, with the terms used quite fluidly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaTurtle Posted August 18, 2020 at 03:59 PM Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 at 03:59 PM Regarding 散歩, "hiking" is just 散歩 near a mountain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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