chōngtiān

冲天

Word · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional沖天

soar to the skies; describing high and intense morale or emotion

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to soar to the skies; to rise high

literary

Originally describes something physically shooting up into the sky; often used metaphorically.

Yān烟
huā花
dài带
zhe着
hū呼
xiào啸
shēng声
zhí直
chōng冲
tiān天
shàng上
 。

The fireworks soared straight into the sky with a whistling sound.

Huǒ火
guāng光
chōng冲
tiān天
 ,
zhào照
liàng亮
le了
zhěng整
gè个
yè夜
kōng空
 。

The flames shot up to the sky, illuminating the entire night.

2.

adjective

soaring; intense; extremely high (morale, spirit, anger)

Most common modern usage, describing a high degree of emotion, drive, or momentum.

Dé得
zhī知
zhēn真
xiàng相
hòu后
 ,
tā他
nù怒
qì气
chōng冲
tiān天
 。

Upon learning the truth, his anger soared.

Gōng工
rén人
men们
yǒu有
zhe着
chōng冲
tiān天
de的
gàn干
jìn劲
 ,
tí提
qián前
wán完
chéng成
le了
rèn任
wu务
 。

The workers had soaring enthusiasm and completed the task ahead of schedule.

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Duó夺
guàn冠
hòu后
 ,
qiú球
duì队
shì士
qì气
chōng冲
tiān天
 。

After winning the championship, the team's morale was sky-high.