Korean word

픽업대

Pronunciation

Romanizationpigeopttae

Meaning

  • nounpickup counter

Example

주문한 물건을 픽업대에서 찾아가세요.chu mun han mul geo neul pi geop ttae e seo cha ja ga se yo

Please pick up your order at the pickup counter.

Illustration for 픽업대 (pickup counter)

More examples

공항 픽업대에서 짐을 찾았어요.kong hang pi geop ttae e seo chi meul cha ja sseo yo

I collected my luggage at the airport's pickup counter.

Core concept

A store's set handover point for giving ordered goods to customers.

Common phrases

  • 픽업대에서pi geop ttae e seo

    at the pickup counter

  • 픽업대로 가다pi geop ttae ro ka da

    go to the pickup counter

Similar words

수령대suryeongdae: A designated area for collecting an order after it is ready.
카운터kaunteo: A customer service desk where staff answer questions and handle requests.
픽업창구pigeopchanggu: A dedicated window where staff give customers their ordered goods.

Definition in Korean

매장 안에서 주문한 물건을 고객에게 건네주거나 전달하기 위해 정해진 창구나 공간을 가리키는 말.mae jang a ne seo chu mun han mul geo neul ko gae ge ge keon ne ju geo na cheon dal ha gi wi hae cheong hae jin chang gu na kong ga neul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

The word is formed from the borrowed English term pickup and a Korean word for a counter or platform, linking the action with its place.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear pickup as an action or service, but this Korean noun points to the physical place marked for collection inside a store.

Other meanings

  • pickup areanoun
  • pickup windownoun

Opposites

  • 반납대pannapttaereturn counternoun

Related words

  • 픽업하다pigeopadapick upverb
  • 픽업되다pigeopttoedabe picked upverb

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