上台

shàng tái · shang tai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to rise to power (in politics)
  2. to go on stage (in the theater)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)上(shàng)台(tái)表(biǎo)演(yǎn)时(shí)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)得(de)忘(wàng)了(le)台(tái)词(cí)。

The first time she went on stage to perform, she was so nervous that she forgot her lines.

02

乐(yuè)队(duì)还(hái)没(méi)上(shàng)台(tái),观(guān)众(zhòng)就(jiù)已(yǐ)经(jīng)坐(zuò)满(mǎn)了(le)。

The band hadn't even gone on stage yet, and the audience had already filled the seats.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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