Definition
上桌 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to sit down at the table (to eat)' or 'to serve dishes (to the table)'. The verb 上 and the noun 桌 can split when inserting measure words, durations, or objects — for example, 上了桌 ('sat at the table') or 上过桌 ('have been served at the table'). The first sense focuses on people taking their seats for a meal; the second sense focuses on food being brought out and placed on the table.
v.o.
to sit down at the table (to eat)to serve dishes (to the table)
Examples
- ，上桌。Cài dōu zuò hǎo le, dàjiā kuài shǎng ba.The dishes are all ready, everyone come sit at the table quickly.
- 上桌。Zhè dào cài yì shǎng jiù bèi qiǎng guāng le.As soon as this dish was served, it was grabbed up.
- ，。Kèrén hái méi shàng zhuō, bié jízhe shàng cài.The guests haven't sat down yet, don't rush to serve the dishes.
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