升天
Definition
(verb) Ascending to the sky; usually referring to the sublimation of the soul or spirit.
Examples
“传说中，仙女在满月之夜升天。”
“奶奶去世那天，家里人都说她升天了。”
When Grandma died, everyone in the family said she went up to heaven.
“夜里十点，寺里的钟声一响，老和尚就闭上眼，像是要升天。”
At ten at night, when the temple bell rang, the old monk shut his eyes as if he were about to ascend to heaven.
“别急着问我，先听完再说，你现在就想升天吗？”
Hold on and let me finish before you ask, are you trying to get yourself killed or something?
“他临终前一直握着那张照片，嘴里念着母亲的名字，像是随时会升天。”
Right before he died, he kept holding that photo and mumbling his mother's name, like he might be on his way to heaven any second.
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