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上天

shàng tiān · shang tian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. Heaven; Providence; God
  2. the sky above
  3. to fly skywards
  4. (euphemism) to die; to pass away
  5. the previous day (or days)
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2 examples
01

上(shàng)天(tiān)会(huì)帮(bāng)助(zhù)自(zì)力(lì)更(gēng)生(shēng)的(de)人(rén)。

God helps those who help themselves.

Tatoeba: Chinese by musclegirlxyp · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

上(shàng)天(tiān)保(bǎo)佑(yòu)，一(yí)切(qiè)都(dōu)会(huì)好(hǎo)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

God willing, everything will be all right.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by josivangoncalves · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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