上天

shàngtiān

noun #9,776

Meanings

HSK 3

这是上天的安排。

Zhè shì shàngtiān de ānpái.

This is heaven's arrangement.

HSK 6

火箭上天了！

Huǒjiàn shàngtiān le!

The rocket went up into the sky!

HSK 7-9

上天保佑我们。

Shàngtiān bǎoyòu wǒmen.

May heaven protect us.

usage

上天 has two meanings: as a noun it means 'heaven/God' (这是上天的旨意); as a verb phrase it means 'to go up to the sky' (飞机上天了). Context makes it clear.

grammar

As a noun meaning heaven/fate, 上天 takes no article. As a verb phrase, 上 is the verb and 天 is the destination: 上天 = go up + sky.

上 shàng

天 tiān