当空

當空

dāngkōng

verb

Meanings

1 to be high in the sky; overhead
2 in the sky; across the sky

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

中午烈日当空，街上几乎没有行人。

Zhōngwǔ lièrì dāngkōng, jiēshàng jīhū méiyǒu xíngrén.

At noon the scorching sun was overhead, and there was almost nobody in the street.

HSK 7-9

今晚皓月当空，湖面被照得一片银白。

Jīnwǎn hàoyuè dāngkōng, húmiàn bèi zhào de yí piàn yínbái.

Tonight a bright moon hangs in the sky, lighting the lake silvery white.

Tips

usage

Usually after the sun or the moon: 烈日当空, 皓月当空. After a verb it means 'in the sky', as in 毛泽东's line on a rainbow after rain, 谁持彩练当空舞, asking who is dancing a coloured ribbon across the sky.

Stroke Order

当 dāng

空 kōng