舞台 wǔtái stage
(literally and fig.) stage; arena
How to remember 舞台: 舞 dance + 台 platform = stage.
Characters
How it is used
- A performance stage - 站在舞台上 (zhàn zài wǔtái shàng) stand on stage; measure word 个/座.
- Very common figuratively as an arena/platform for action: 历史舞台 (lìshǐ wǔtái) the stage of history, 人生舞台 life's stage, 施展才华的舞台 a stage to show one's talent.
- So it's both the literal boards and a metaphor for one's field of action.
Example sentences
- 舞台上有著名音乐家吗？ Wǔtái shàng yǒu zhùmíng yīnyuèjiā ma?Are there any famous musicians on the stage?