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Definition
Rostrum, pulpit, or raised platform used for public speaking.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a raised platform or stand used for formal public speaking. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation, appearing mostly in academic, religious, or formal political contexts. When referring to a simple lectern or music stand, people usually prefer the more common term 譜架 or 講台.
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The speaker is standing on the rostrum to give a speech.
He walked to the podium to prepare to start his speech.
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Common phrases
to mount the rostrum
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 講台, which is a more general term for any platform or desk used by a teacher or speaker. 講壇 carries a more elevated, formal, or even ideological weight, often implying a platform for intellectual or religious discourse.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
