How to say “in the sky” in Chinese
in the sky
“In the sky” in Chinese is 天上, tiān shang: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
天上 is read tiān shang: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person 大 with a stroke above the head: the sky.
A stroke above a line.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “天上”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 天上. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们星期天上午十点见，好吗？wǒmenxīngqītiānshàngwǔshídiǎnjiàn,hǎomaLet's meet on Sunday at 10 a.m., OK?
- 明天上午有笔试míngtiānshàngwǔyǒubǐshìThere's a written exam tomorrow morning.
- 我明天上午有一个面试wǒmíngtiānshàngwǔyǒuyígemiànshìI have an interview tomorrow morning.
- 我想预约明天上午十点，可以吗？wǒxiǎngyùyuēmíngtiānshàngwǔshídiǎn,kěyǐmaI'd like to book an appointment for ten tomorrow morning — is that possible?
- 天上飞过一架飞机。tiānshangfēiguòyíjiàfēijīA plane flew across the sky.
- 我每天上午先处理邮件wǒměitiānshàngwǔxiānchǔlǐyóujiànEvery morning the first thing I do is go through my email.
More words from the lesson “Sky, fog, downpour”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “in the sky” in Chinese?
“In the sky” in Chinese is 天上, pinyin tiānshang.
What does 天上 mean?
天上 (tiānshang) means “in the sky”.
How do you write 天上?
天上 is 2 characters: 天 (tiān) — sky, day; 上 (shàng) — top, on. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 天上?
天上 is read tiānshang. Tones: tiān — first tone, shang — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“in the sky” in the lesson “Sky, fog, downpour”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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