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天上

tiān shàng · tian shang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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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.

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.

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day; sky

used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]

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