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    Expressing 'to go on stage' with 上台 (shàngtái)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 上台 + (了)

    Explanation

    上台 (shàngtái) means 'to go on stage,' 'to take the stage,' or figuratively 'to come to power.' It combines 上 (up) and 台 (stage/platform). For example, 上台了 means 'went on stage' or 'took the stage.'

    Examples

    • 歌手上台的时候,观众都站起来了。

      Gēshǒu shàngtái de shíhòu, guānzhòng dōu zhàn qǐlái le.

      When the singer went on stage, the audience all stood up.

    • 新总统上台后推出了一系列改革措施。

      Xīn zǒngtǒng shàngtái hòu tuīchū le yì xìliè gǎigé cuòshī.

      After the new president took office, he launched a series of reform measures.

    • 轮到她上台演讲了,她有点紧张。

      Lún dào tā shàngtái yǎnjiǎng le, tā yǒudiǎn jǐnzhāng.

      It was her turn to go on stage to give a speech, and she was a little nervous.

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