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柜台

guì tái · gui tai

Traditional 櫃檯 / 櫃台 / 櫃臺

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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guì tái 櫃檯

  1. sales counter
  2. front desk
  3. bar
  4. (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter)

guì tái 櫃台

  1. variant of 櫃檯 / 柜台 (guì tái)

guì tái 櫃臺

  1. variant of 櫃檯 / 柜台 (guì tái)
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Which counter?

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)得(děi)去(qù)柜台(guìtái)办(bàn)登机手续(dēngjīshǒuxù)。

    We have to go to the counter for check-in.

  2. Dengdeng

    哪个(nǎge)柜台(guìtái)？这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)好多(hǎoduō)柜台(guìtái)！

    Which counter? There are so many counters here!

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)三十号(sānshíhào)柜台(guìtái)。

    We are going to counter thirty.

  4. Dengdeng

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)！可是(kěshì)柜台(guìtái)上(shàng)有(yǒu)个(gè)牌子(páizi)：休息中(xiūxizhōng)。

    Found it! But the counter has a sign: on a break.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)也(yě)休息(xiūxi)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    Then let us take a break too.

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2 examples
01

联(lián)合(hé)航(háng)空(kōng)公(gōng)司(sī)办(bàn)理(lǐ)登(dēng)机(jī)手(shǒu)续(xù)的(de)柜(guì)台(tái)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)？

Where is the United Airlines check-in counter?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)要(yào)去(qù)柜(guì)台(tái)打(dǎ)听(ting)这(zhè)里(lǐ)附(fù)近(jìn)有(yǒu)没(méi)有(yǒu)餐(cān)厅(tīng)。

I am going to enquire at the service desk if there are any restaurants around here.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jjbraam · English by jjbraam · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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