上方 (shàng fāng) — the area above; upper part; (literary or Buddhist) celestial realm; heaven
Definition
Spatial noun meaning 'the area above / upper part' of something (书在桌子的上方). It can also refer to a celestial or higher realm in literary or religious writing, but the everyday sense is simply physical 'above'.
noun
the area aboveupper part(literary or Buddhist) celestial realmheaven
Examples
- 上方。Shū zài zhuō zi de shàng fāng.The book is above the table.
- 上方。Zhè ge wèn tí xū yào shàng bào shàng fāng.This issue needs to be reported to higher authorities.
- ，上方。Chuán shuō zhōng, shàng fāng yǒu shén xiān jū zhù.According to legend, immortals live in the celestial realm.
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