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天上

tiān shàng · tian shang

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Meaning

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  1. celestial
  2. heavenly
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Wishing on a plane

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，天上(tiānshàng)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)很(hěn)亮(liàng)的(de)东西(dōngxi)！

    Look, there is a very bright thing in the sky!

  2. Liangliang

    那是(nàshi)飞机(fēijī)还是(háishi)星星(xīngxing)？

    Is that an aeroplane or a star?

  3. Dengdeng

    天上(tiānshàng)的(de)星星(xīngxing)不会(bùhuì)动(dòng)。

    Stars in the sky do not move.

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)在(zài)动(dòng)，是(shì)飞机(fēijī)。

    It is moving. It is an aeroplane.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)许愿(xǔyuàn)吧(ba)。

    Then let us make a wish.

  6. Liangliang

    对着(duìzhe)飞机(fēijī)许愿(xǔyuàn)？希望(xīwàng)它(tā)不要(bùyào)晚点(wǎndiǎn)。

    Wish on an aeroplane? I hope it is not late.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)看(kàn)见(jiàn)天(tiān)上(shàng)有(yǒu)奇(qí)怪(guài)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

I saw something strange in the sky.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)小(xiǎo)时(shí)候(hou)常(cháng)常(cháng)躺(tǎng)在(zài)草(cǎo)地(dì)上(shàng)看(kàn)天(tiān)上(shàng)的(de)白(bái)云(yún)。

When I was little, I often lay on the grass and watched the white clouds in the sky.

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

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天
tiān

day; sky

上
shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)

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