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上空

shàng kōng · shang kong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace
  2. (Tw) topless
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The runaway kite

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，公园(gōngyuán)上空(shàngkōng)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)风筝(fēngzhēng)！

    Look, there is a kite in the sky above the park!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)大(dà)，它(tā)飞到(fēidào)湖(hú)的(de)上空(shàngkōng)了(le)。

    So big. It flew over the lake.

  3. Dengdeng

    谁(shéi)在(zài)放(fàng)？

    Who is flying it?

  4. Liangliang

    那个(nàge)人(rén)松手(sōngshǒu)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)风筝(fēngzhēng)在(zài)别人家(biérenjiā)的(de)上空(shàngkōng)。

    That person let go. Now the kite is over someone else's home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)片(piàn)一(yí)片(piàn)的(de)白(bái)云(yún)在(zài)上(shàng)空(kōng)飘(piāo)过(guò)。

Fluffy white clouds drift across the sky one by one.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yí)架(jià)飞(fēi)机(jī)在(zài)这(zhè)个(ge)城(chéng)市(shì)上(shàng)空(kōng)飞(fēi)行(xíng)。

A plane is flying above the city.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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