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

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.

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.

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