shēng​tiān

to rise into the sky

  • created reference approved 升天 → 升天/昇天 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    升天 shēng​tiān

    升天 / 昇天 shēng​tiān

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  • created sense approved 升天 · shēng​tiān · to rise into the sky — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    升天

    shēng​tiān

    to rise into the sky

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

    昇天

    升, 天

    升 (literal) → 升 · shēng · to rise 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky

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  • created sense approved 升天 · shēng​tiān · to ascend to heaven — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    升天

    shēng​tiān

    to ascend to heaven

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

    昇天

    升, 天

    升 (literal) → 升 · shēng · to rise 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God

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  • created sense approved 升天 · shēng​tiān · the Ascension — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    升天

    shēng​tiān

    the Ascension

    (Christianity) The bodily rising of Jesus into heaven.

    升 (literal) → 升 · shēng · to rise 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God

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  • created sense approved 升天 · shēng​tiān · to pass away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    升天

    shēng​tiān

    to pass away

    a euphemism for dying

    昇天

    升, 天

    升 (literal) → 升 · shēng · to rise 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God

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