台前 (Tái qián) — front of the stage | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

front of the stage

台前，。
Yǎn yuán zhàn zài Tái qián, zhǔn bèi kāi shǐ biǎo yǎn.
The actor stood in front of the stage, ready to start performing.
台前。
Tái qián De dēng guāng fēi cháng míng liàng.
The lights in front of the stage are very bright.
台前。
Guān zhòng zuò zài Tái qián de zuò wèi shàng.
The audience sat in the seats in front of the stage.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

"台" stage and "前" front: the front area of a stage.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 臺; 台 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 台 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (窗台, 电视台) it is 臺; in others (台灯, 台球) (台风) it is 檯 or 台 or 颱.

The traditional form 臺 is the 喬 + 室 form; earlier versions combined a sound part with 室, and an old reading saw it as a watch tower.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In the older form of 前, 止 (foot) and 舟 (boat) showed a foot on a boat moving forward; in the current 前 those parts are shortened.

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