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前台

qián tái · qian tai

Traditional 前臺

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. stage
  2. proscenium
  3. foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)
  4. front desk
  5. reception desk
  6. (computing) front-end
  7. foreground
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Who is at the front desk?

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)要(yào)找(zhǎo)前台(qiántái)办(bàn)入住(rùzhù)，你(nǐ)看到(kàndào)了吗(lema)？

    Dengdeng, I need the front desk to check in. Did you see it?

  2. Dengdeng

    前台(qiántái)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)，穿(chuān)红衣服(hóngyīfu)的(de)那位(nàwèi)女士(nǚshì)就是(jiùshì)。

    The front desk is at the door. The lady in red is the one.

  3. Leon

    啊(a)，我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)对(duì)她(tā)说了(shuōle)半天(bàntiān)，她(tā)说(shuō)她(tā)是(shì)客人(kèrén)！

    Oh, I talked to her for ages just now. She said she is a guest!

  4. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)弄错了(nòngcuòle)。前台(qiántái)在(zài)她(tā)旁边(pángbiān)。

    Oops, I got it wrong. The front desk is next to her.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)请(qǐng)了(le)前(qián)台(tái)的(de)人(rén)为(wèi)她(tā)打(dǎ)那(nà)个(ge)号(hào)码(mǎ)。

She has asked the person at the front desk to connect her to that number.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Elliot2560 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)到(dào)前(qián)台(tái)办(bàn)理(lǐ)入(rù)住(zhù)手(shǒu)续(xù)。

Please go to the front desk to check in.

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