上
空

Overhead in Chinese: 上空 (shàng kōng)

shàng kōng

overhead

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Definitions

  1. 1overhead
  2. 2in the sky

Stroke order

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上
空

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄎㄨㄥ

kōng

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 一架飞机从城市上空飞过。

    yí jià fēi jī cóng chéng shì shàng kōng fēi guò。

    A plane flew over the city, high in the sky.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

空

kōng

empty

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

空调

kōng tiáo

air conditioning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

空气

kōng qì

air

填空

tián kòng

to fill a job vacancy

空间

kōng jiān

space

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