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上空
(shàng kōng): Sky / overhead (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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上 • shàng • up; above • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shàng
上
up; above
空 • kōng • air/space • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
kōng
空
air/space
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 上空.
Words with
上
上午
shàng wǔ
morning
上学
shàng xué
to go to school
上课
shàng kè
to go to class
上去
shàng qu
to go up
上来
shàng lai
to come up
上班
shàng bān
start work
上面
shàng miàn
on top of
早上
zǎo shang
early morning
Words with
空
空调
kōng tiáo
air-conditioning
填空
tián kòng
fill in blanks
空气
kōng qì
air
天空
tiān kōng
sky; the heavens
空中
kōng zhōng
in the sky
空闲
kòng xián
free time; spare time
空间
kōng jiān
space; enclosure
太空
tài kōng
the firmament; outer space
4.
How to Use 上空 in Sentences
Noun + Noun
with
城市
chéng
城
shì
市
shàng
上
kōng
空
neutral
over the city
Verb + Complement
with
盘旋
pán
盘
xuán
旋
shàng
上
kōng
空
Adjective + Noun
with
晴朗
qíng
晴
lǎng
朗
de
的
shàng
上
kōng
空
Verb + Object
with
飞越
fēi
飞
yuè
越
shàng
上
kōng
空
5.
Example Sentences with 上空
fēi
飞
jī
机
zài
在
tiān
天
kōng
空
de
的
shàng
neutral
circle overhead
neutral
clear sky above
neutral
fly over
上
kōng
空
fēi
飞
xíng
行
。
The airplane is flying in the sky above.
qìng
庆
diǎn
典
qī
期
jiān
间
，
wǔ
五
cǎi
彩
bān
斑
lán
斓
de
的
yān
烟
huā
花
zài
在
chéng
城
shì
市
shàng
上
kōng
空
zhàn
绽
fàng
放
。
During the celebration, colorful fireworks bloomed over the city.
nǐ
你
zhù
注
yì
意
dào
到
gāng
刚
cái
才
yǒu
有
jià
架
zhí
直
shēng
升
jī
机
cóng
从
wǒ
我
men
们
shàng
上
kōng
空
fēi
飞
guò
过
ma
吗
？
Did you notice a helicopter flying over us just now?
niǎo
鸟
ér
儿
zài
在
shù
树
shāo
梢
shàng
上
kōng
空
pán
盘
xuán
旋
，
xún
寻
zhǎo
找
shí
食
wù
物
。
Birds are circling above the treetops, looking for food.
zhè
这
zuò
座
chéng
城
shì
市
de
的
shàng
上
kōng
空
jīng
经
cháng
常
yǒu
有
wú
无
rén
人
jī
机
jìn
进
xíng
行
háng
航
pāi
拍
。
Drones often conduct aerial photography above this city.
