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舞台

wǔ tái · wu tai

Traditional 舞臺

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. (lit. and fig.) stage; arena
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A tree on stage

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)要(yào)上(shàng)舞台(wǔtái)跳舞(tiàowǔ)。

    Tomorrow I'm going on stage to dance.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)不会(bùhuì)跳舞(tiàowǔ)吗(ma)？

    Aren't you unable to dance?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)在(zài)舞台上(wǔtáishàng)当(dāng)一棵(yīkē)树(shù)。

    Right, so I'm a tree on the stage.

  4. Liangliang

    树(shù)不用(bùyòng)动(dòng)吗(ma)？

    A tree doesn't need to move?

  5. Dengdeng

    不用(bùyòng)，站(zhàn)在(zài)舞台上(wǔtáishàng)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    No need, just stand on the stage.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)一定(yīdìng)是(shì)舞台上(wǔtáishàng)最(zuì)稳(wěn)的(de)演员(yǎnyuán)。

    Then you must be the steadiest actor on the stage.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

莎(shā)士(shì)比(bǐ)亚(yà)把(bǎ)世(shì)界(jiè)比(bǐ)喻(yù)成(chéng)一(yí)个(gè)舞(wǔ)台(tái)。

Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)第(dì)一(yī)次(cì)登(dēng)上(shàng)舞(wǔ)台(tái)时(shí)非(fēi)常(cháng)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)。

She was very nervous when she first stepped onto the stage.

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舞
wǔ

to dance; to wield

台
tái

platform; stage

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