wait to go on stage; wait to enter a venue
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
wait to go on stage (for a performance)
neutralPrimarily used in performing arts contexts like theater, concerts, or TV shows. It refers to performers waiting in a designated backstage area before their entrance.
Yǎn演
yuán员
àn按
shí时
dào到
hòu后
tái台
hòu候
chǎng场
。
The actors arrived at the backstage on time, waiting to go on.
Xià下
yī一
gè个
jié节
mù目
de的
xiǎo小
tí提
qín琴
shǒu手
yǐ已
jīng经
zài在
cè侧
mù幕
hòu候
chǎng场
le了
。
The violinist for the next act is already waiting in the wings.
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Dǎo导
yǎn演
tōng通
guò过
ěr耳
jī机
tōng通
zhī知
suǒ所
yǒu有
hòu候
chǎng场
de的
yǎn演
yuán员
zuò做
hǎo好
zhǔn准
bèi备
。
The director notified all performers waiting backstage via headset to get ready.