上桌 (shǎng) — to sit down at the table (to eat); to serve dishes (to the table)

Definición

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)

Ejemplos

  • 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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