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The word "天上" is formed by directly combining the character 天, meaning "sky" or "heaven", with the character 上, meaning "above" or "on", where 上 specifies the locative relation to 天, resulting in a literal meaning of "in the sky" or "above".

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天上有太阳和月亮。

Tiānshàng yǒu tàiyáng hé yuèliàng.

There are the sun and the moon in the sky.

小鸟在天上飞翔。

Xiǎo niǎo zài tiānshàng fēixiáng.

Little birds are flying in the sky.

天上的云彩很美丽。

Tiānshàng de yúncǎi hěn měilì.

The clouds in the sky are very beautiful.

他梦想着能飞到天上。

Tā mèngxiǎng zhe néng fēi dào tiānshàng.

He dreams of being able to fly to the sky.

科学家通过望远镜观察天上的星系。

Kēxuéjiā tōngguò wàngyuǎnjìng guānchá tiānshàng de xīngxì.

Scientists observe celestial systems in the sky through telescopes.

Word Definition - 天上

tiān shàng the sky; the heavens

Individual Character Details

天 tiān
上 shǎng, shàng