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上台 word · TOCFL B2 (est.)
上台 ＝ 上 ＋ 台
ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ · shàngtái
verb — to go on stage, take the platform; to come to power, take office

字源 FORM — what the parts do

上to go up onto (上去)shàng
台a raised platform, stage (舞台)tái
上台，上去的上，舞台的台。
關 · Related
上臺shàngtáiorthographic twin — 臺 is the orthodox form, 台 the common popular spelling下台xiàtáito step down / leave office — the opposite move