dēng​tái

to go on stage

  • created sense approved 登台/登臺 · dēng​tái · to go on stage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    登台 / 登臺

    dēng​tái

    to go on stage

    To step onto a stage or platform to perform, give a speech, or receive an award

    登, 台

    登 (literal) → 登 · dēng · to ascend 台 (literal) → 台/臺 · tái · platform

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 登台/登臺 · dēng​tái · to take power — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    登台 / 登臺

    dēng​tái

    to take power

    To step onto the political stage; to take up a position in government or assume political power

    登, 台

    登 (literal) → 登 · dēng · to ascend 台 (literal) → 台/臺 · tái · platform

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense