Chinese word

柜台

Pronunciation

Pinyinguì tái

Meaning

  • nouncounter

Example

请到柜台办理入住手续。qǐng dào guì tái bàn lǐ rù zhù shǒu xù

Please go to the counter to check in.

Illustration for 柜台 (counter)

More examples

你可以在售票柜台买到明天的票。nǐ ké yǐ zài shòu piào guì tái mǎi dào míng tiān de piào

You can buy tomorrow's tickets at the ticket counter.

Core concept

A face-to-face service area built around a practical surface, with staff and supplies on the far side.

Common phrases

  • 售票柜台shòu piào guì tái

    ticket counter

  • 退票柜台tuì piào guì tái

    refund counter

  • 咨询柜台zī xún guì tái

    information counter

Similar words

前台qián tái: A hotel or company reception desk where arriving visitors check in and receive help.
咨询台zī xún tái: An information desk where visitors ask questions and receive directions or help.
收银台shōu yín tái: A checkout counter where customers pay for goods and staff process payments.

Definition in Chinese

指在商店、银行、酒店等场所设置的、用于接待或办理业务的台面处，前方为台面，后方常有柜子或抽屉用于存放物品或放置设备。zhǐ zài shāng diàn yín háng jiǔ diàn děng cháng suǒ shè zhì de yòng yú jiē dài huò bàn lǐ yè wù de tái miàn chù qián fāng wèi tái miàn hòu fāng cháng yǒu guì zi huò chōu tì yòng yú cún fàng wù pǐn huò fàng zhì shè bèi

Word origin

柜 (guì, "cabinet") + 台 (tái, "platform") joins a place for keeping things with a platform for work, forming the image of a complete service station.

Usage tips

  • A request to go there usually points to a specific physical station in a building, such as the place for handling hotel check-in, rather than to the whole business.

Other meanings

  • service windownoun
  • reception desknoun
  • service counternoun

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