台上

臺上

táishàng

noun HSK 4 #2,615

Meanings

1 on stage; on the platform

Characters

platform; stage

Examples

台上的演员表演得很精彩。

Táishàng de yǎnyuán biǎoyǎn de hěn jīngcǎi.

The actors on stage performed brilliantly.

请上台发言。

Qǐng shàngtái fāyán.

Please come on stage to speak.

Tips

usage

台上 (on stage) contrasts with 台下 (off stage / in the audience). A famous saying: 台上一分钟，台下十年功 — one minute on stage, ten years of practice off stage.

Stroke Order

台 tái

上 shàng