wǔ tái
scène; arène
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他站在舞台上唱歌。
tā zhàn zài wǔ tái shàng chàng gē.
He stood on the stage and sang.
这个舞台很漂亮。
zhè ge wǔ tái hěn piào liang.
This stage is very beautiful.
他们在舞台上表演。
tā men zài wǔ tái shàng biǎo yǎn.
They performed on the stage.
戏台 (xì tái)
stage
平台 (píng tái)
platform
后台 (hòutái)
backstage
幕后 (mùhòu)
behind the scenes
The Chinese word 舞台 (wǔtái) for "stage" is composed of two characters: 武 (wǔ) and 台 (tái). The character 武 originally meant "military" or "martial," but over time it came to be used more broadly to refer to any kind of performance or entertainment. The character 台 (tái) originally meant "platform" or "raised platform," but it also came to be used more broadly to refer to any kind of stage or platform on which a performance or entertainment could take place. Thus, the compound word 舞台 (wǔtái) came to mean "stage" in the sense of a platform or raised area on which a performance or entertainment takes place.
