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上天
shàngtiān
1. Heaven
2. Providence
3. God
4. the day before
5. the sky above
6. to fly to the sky
7. to take off and fly into space
8. to die
9. to pass away
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown

上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1 3 丶
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (3)

捧上天
pěngshàngtiān
to praise to the skies
上天入地
shàngtiānrùdì
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades; fig. whichever way, I don't care
上天无路，入地无门
shàngtiānwúlù,rùdìwúmén
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
3,558 of 84,292