上天 shànɡtiān A. verb ① (升入天空) go up into the sky ▸ 气球上天不久就破了。 The balloon burst soon after it rose into the sky. ▸ 无人宇宙飞船上天了。 The unmanned spacecraft has been launched. ② euphemistic (死亡) die ▸ 一颗子弹送他上了天。 He was killed by a bullet. B. noun Heaven ▸ 上天不容 Heaven forbid |