上台
shàng tái
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上
shǎng
上海
Shàng hǎi
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hù]
上班
shàng bān
  1. 1 to go to work
  2. 2 to be on duty
  3. 3 to start work
  4. 4 to go to the office
早上
zǎo shang
  1. 1 early morning
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
晚上
wǎn shang
  1. 1 evening
  2. 2 night
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
  4. 4 in the evening

Idioms (20)

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一条绳上的蚂蚱
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
  1. 1 lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. people who are in it together for better or worse
  3. 3 people who will sink or swim together
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
上一次当，学一次乖
shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi
  1. 1 to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy

Sample Sentences

新首相之位花落谁家，“脱欧”连续剧结局几何，新首相上台后英国外交政策将如何变化，且等时间揭晓。
Xīn shǒuxiàng zhī wèi huāluòshuíjiā ，“tuōŌu ”liánxùjù jiéjú jǐhé ，Xīn shǒuxiàng shàngtái hòu Yīngguó wàijiāozhèngcè jiāng rúhé biànhuà ，qiě děng shíjiān jiēxiǎo 。
Who will emerge winner to be the new PM, how will “Brexit” drama unfold. How will British foreign policy change after the new prime minister takes office, waits to be seen.
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虽然说两岸因为历史和政治体制的原因，还会出现这样那样不和谐的声音，但总体来说，在马英九上台的这几年中，台湾和大陆保持了较好的和平发展的状态。
suīránshuō liǎngàn yīnwèi lìshǐ hé zhèngzhì tǐzhì de yuányīn ，hái huì chūxiàn zhèyàng nàyàng bùhéxié de shēngyīn ，dàn zǒngtǐ láishuō ，zài Mǎ yīngjǐn shàngtái de zhèjǐnián zhōng ，Táiwān hé dàlù bǎochí le jiào hǎo de hépíng fāzhǎn de zhuàngtài 。
Although, due to reasons relating to history and the political system, dissenting voices can still be heard on both sides of the strait, overall, during the years since Ma Ying-jeou took office, Taiwan and Mainland China have maintained a state of reasonably good peaceful development.
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唉唉…他们现在要找观众上台可以近距离跟海豹互动呐我！我！
ài ài …tāmen xiànzài yào zhǎo guānzhòng shàngtái kěyǐ jìnjùlí gēn hǎibào hùdòng na wǒ ！wǒ ！
Ugh, ugh… now they want to get audience members on the stage, so you can interact with a seal at close quarters! Me! Me!
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上台的人可以跟海豹玩亲亲，真叫人羡慕嫉妒恨！
shàngtái de rén kěyǐ gēn hǎibào wán qīnqīn ，zhēn jiào rén xiànmù jídù hèn ！
The people who go up on stage can kiss the seals, it really makes you so envious to the point of despising them!
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别恨了，就算你能上台，海豹也不会亲你。
bié hèn le ，jiùsuàn nǐ néng shàngtái ，hǎibào yě bùhuì qīn nǐ 。
Don’t hate them, even if you could get up on stage, the seal wouldn’t kiss you.
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你放心，他是一个很大方的人，请他上台讲话没问题的。
nǐ fàngxīn ，tā shì yī gè hěn dàfāng de rén ，qǐng tā shàngtái jiǎnghuà méiwèntí de 。
Don't you worry, he is a very relaxed person. He'll have no problem saying some words on stage.
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......轮到我上台表演了，好紧张！希望等一下不要出错。
. . . . . . lúndào wǒ shàngtái biǎoyǎn le ，hǎo jǐnzhāng ！xīwàng děng yīxià bù yào chūcuò 。
It's finally my turn to go on stage, I'm so nervous! I hope I don't make any mistakes later!
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哈哈哈，讲到他们，你马上变花痴耶！对了，你有没有被邀请上台啊？
hā hā hā ，jiǎng dào tāmen ，nǐ mǎshàng biàn huāchī yē ！duìle ，nǐ yǒumeiyǒu bèi yāoqǐng shàngtái ā ？
Hahaha, you seem really lovestruck all of a sudden! Oh yes, did you get invited on stage?
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上台有什么福利吗？还是只是站在那里傻笑？
shàngtái yǒu shénme fúlì ma ？háishì zhǐshì zhàn zài nàlǐ shǎxiào ？
Do you get anything for going on stage? Or do you just stand there grinning like an idiot?
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唉，说到这个就难过，被邀请上台的竟然是我旁边的女生！这千载难逢的机会竟然不是我！
ǎi ，shuōdào zhè ge jiù nánguò ，bèi yāoqǐng shàngtái de jìngrán shì wǒ pángbiān de nǚshēng ！zhè qiānzǎinánféng de jīhuì jìngrán búshì wǒ ！
Ah, talking of that it's a little sad, it was actually the girl next to me that got invited on stage! I missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime!
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