天上

• 拼音: tiān shàng
• 汉字拆解: 天 = 一 (one) + 大 (big) — the great expanse above; 上 = indicates upper position

含义

In the sky; up in the sky. Refers to the space above, including the sky and heavens.

Used to describe anything located in the sky — clouds, sun, moon, stars, birds, planes. Often appears in contrast with 地上 (on the ground). Also used figuratively in phrases like 天上掉馅饼 (a pie falls from the sky, meaning an unexpected windfall).

例句

1. 天上有很多星星。
2. 一只小鸟在天上飞。
3. 天上的云像棉花一样白。

用法指南

语境: nature, everyday, description

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 天上的月亮真圆。(The moon in the sky is really round.)
• 小鸟在天上飞来飞去。(Birds are flying back and forth in the sky.)

错误说法

• 天上有很多飞机场 (Don't place ground-based facilities in the sky — 天上 refers to the open sky, not locations that are merely at a height)

起源与历史

天 (tiān, sky/heaven) + 上 (shàng, above/on). A straightforward directional compound indicating the space above.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal