shēng​tiān

to rise into the sky

Senses

升天 shēng​tiān variants: 昇天 to rise into the sky

To rise up into the sky; used for rockets, satellites, or celestial bodies.

升天 shēng​tiān variants: 昇天 to ascend to heaven

(of a Daoist adept) to achieve immortality and ascend to the celestial realm

升天 shēng​tiān the Ascension

(Christianity) The bodily rising of Jesus into heaven.

升天 shēng​tiān variants: 昇天 to pass away

a euphemism for dying

References

variant 升天/升天 升天/昇天
synonym 升遐/升遐 升天/升天