升空 (shēng kōng) — to lift off, to ascend into the sky

Definition

升空 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to lift off' or 'to ascend into the sky', used for rockets, aircraft, or anything launching upward. As a separable verb, you can insert aspect markers (了, 过) or measure words between 升 and 空, e.g., 升了空 ('lifted off'), 升过一次空 ('lifted off once').

v.o.

to lift offto ascend into the sky

Examples

升空。
Huǒjiàn chénggōng shēng kōng le.
The rocket successfully lifted off.
。
Zhè jià fēijī shēng guò yí cì kōng.
This airplane has lifted off once.
升空。
Wúrénjī zhǔnbèi shēng kōng.
The drone is preparing to lift off.

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