Chinese–EnglishWith examples
上天
shàng tiān · shang tian
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- Heaven; Providence; God
- the sky above
- to fly skywards
- (euphemism) to die; to pass away
- the previous day (or days)
In a sentence
2 examples01
上天会帮助自力更生的人。
God helps those who help themselves.
Tatoeba: Chinese by musclegirlxyp · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
02
上天保佑，一切都会好起来。
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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