Overhead in Chinese
overhead · HSK 7–9
上空
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- 上 up
- 空 empty
城市上空飘着几朵白云。 A few white clouds are drifting in the sky above the city.
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Overhead in Chinese is 上空 (shàng kōng). You can also say 过头 (guò tóu).
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