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升天
shēngtiān
1. lit. to ascend to heaven
2. to die
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Character Breakdown

升
shēng
to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise
HSK 5 4 丶
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (4)

鸡犬升天
jīquǎnshēngtiān
lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
耶稣升天节
YēsūShēngtiānjié
Ascension Day (Christian festival forty days after Easter)
圣母升天节
Shèngmǔshēngtiānjié
Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian festival on 15th August)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
yīréndédào,jīquǎnshēngtiān
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

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