总台

總台

zǒngtái

noun

Measure Word

酒店的一个总台 gè

Meanings

1 front desk
2 reception desk
3 main station / head office (esp. of CMG)

Characters

station; desk; platform

Examples

HSK 3

总台记者从北京发来报道。

Zǒngtái jìzhě cóng Běijīng fā lái bàodào.

Our headquarters reporter sends this dispatch from Beijing.

HSK 6

请到酒店总台办理入住。

Qǐng dào jiǔdiàn zǒngtái bànlǐ rùzhù.

Please go to the hotel front desk to check in.

Tips

usage

Two distinct senses: (1) hotel/office front desk (everyday meaning), and (2) since 2018, a common short form for 中央广播电视总台 (China Media Group). News broadcasts often open with 'X 总台记者...' meaning 'CMG correspondent X...'.

Stroke Order

总 zǒng

台 tái