海上升明月，天涯共此时。

As the moon rises above the sea, we share the same time though we are far apart.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 海上 hǎishàng maritime
=2 升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise
  2. to promote; to elevate
  3. liter
  4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 dǒu)
=2 升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 shēng)
  2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 shēng)
=2 升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 shēng)
  2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 shēng)
3 明月 míngyuè
  1. bright moon
  2. refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark

classifier: 輪
=4 天涯 Tiānyá see 天涯區 Tiānyá Qū
=4 天涯 tiānyá
  1. the other end of the world
  2. a faraway place
5 共 gòng
  1. common
  2. general
  3. to share
  4. together
  5. total
  6. altogether
  7. abbr. for 共產黨 Gòngchǎndǎng, Communist party
6 此时 cǐshí
  1. now
  2. this moment