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上台 (shàng tái): To rise to power (in politics) (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

上台 consists of 2 characters.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 上台.

Words with 上

上午shàng wǔHSK 1
上班shàng bānHSK 2
早上zǎo shangHSK 2
晚上wǎn shangHSK 2
上网shàng wǎngHSK 3
马上mǎ shàngHSK 3
上下shàng xià
上任shàng rèn

Words with 台

下台xià tái
出台chū tái
前台qián tái
台上tái shàng
台灯tái dēng
台球tái qiú
台甫tái fǔ
台阶tái jiē

Example Sentences with 上台

tā他

dì第

yī一

cì次

shàng上

tái台

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

shí时

hěn很

dǎn胆

qiè怯

。

He was very timid during his first stage speech

tā他

dì第

yī一

cì次

shàng上

tái台

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

shí时

tā他

màn慢

màn慢

dì地

zǒu走

shàng上

tái台

jiē阶

。

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tā他

dì第

yī一

cì次

shàng上

tái台

，

yǒu有

diǎn点

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

He was a bit nervous when he gave a speech on stage for the first time.

He slowly walked up the steps.

bù不

miǎn免

yǒu有

diǎn点

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

It's inevitable for him to feel a bit nervous on stage for the first time.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

nèi内

xīn心

dǎn胆

qiè怯

，

tā他

hái还

shì是

gǔ鼓

qǐ起

yǒng勇

qì气

shàng上

tái台

fā发

yán言

。

Despite feeling timid inside, he mustered the courage to speak on stage.

tā他

dì第

yī一

cì次

shàng上

tái台

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

，

yǒu有

diǎn点

xīn心

huāng慌

。

He felt a bit nervous when giving a speech on stage for the first time.

tā他

dì第

yī一

cì次

shàng上

tái台

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

，

jǐn紧

zhāng张

dé得

bù不

zhī知

suǒ所

cuò措

。

He was so nervous during his first stage speech that he didn't know what to do.

rú如

guǒ果

zhǔ主

chàng唱

shēng生

bìng病

le了

，

tì替

bǔ补

gē歌

shǒu手

jiù就

huì会

shàng上

tái台

biǎo表

yǎn演

。

If the lead singer gets sick, the substitute singer will perform on stage.

qǐng请

gè各

wèi位

dài代

biǎo表

yī依

cì次

shàng上

tái台

chǎn阐

shù述

zì自

jǐ己

de的

tí提

àn案

。

Please, all representatives, take the stage in turn to elaborate on your proposals.

huì会

yì议

jié结

shù束

hòu后

，

zhǔ主

bàn办

fāng方

yāo邀

qǐng请

suǒ所

yǒu有

jiā嘉

bīn宾

shàng上

tái台

hé合

yǐng影

。

After the meeting concluded, the organizers invited all the guests to come on stage for a group photo.