天
上

Celestial in Chinese: 天上 (tiān shàng)

tiān shàng

celestial

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1celestial
  2. 2heavenly

Stroke order

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天
上

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄧㄢ

tiān

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄕㄤˋ

shàng

ㄕ/ shㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 天上有很多星星。

    tiān shàng yǒu hěn duō xīng xīng。

    There are many stars in the sky.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

天

tiān

day

今天

jīn tiān

today

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

天气

tiān qì

weather

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

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