上桌 (shǎng) — to sit down at the table (to eat); to serve dishes (to the table)
Definition
Two meanings: people sitting down to eat, OR dishes being brought to the table. Both involve the table as the transition point — from kitchen/dining area to the eating surface.
verb
to sit down at the table (to eat)to serve dishes (to the table)
Examples
- ，上桌。Cài dōu zuò hǎo le, dà jiā kuài shǎng ba.The dishes are all ready, everyone come sit at the table quickly.
- 上桌。Zhè dào cài yí shǎng jiù bèi qiǎng guāng le.As soon as this dish was served, it was grabbed up.
- ，。Kè rén hái méi shàng zhuō, bié jí zhe shàng cài.The guests haven't sat down yet, don't rush to serve the dishes.
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