柜台 (guìtái): counter

Measure Word

一个柜台 gè

Meanings

1 counter
2 service desk
3 shop counter

Characters

A cabinet-like platform for transactions.

Examples

请到三号柜台办理。

Qǐng dào sān hào guìtái bànlǐ.

Please go to counter number three to process.

柜台后面站着一位售货员。

Guìtái hòumiàn zhàn zhe yī wèi shòuhuòyuán.

A salesperson is standing behind the counter.

银行柜台的工作人员很耐心。

Yínháng guìtái de gōngzuò rényuán hěn nàixīn.

The bank counter staff are very patient.

Tips

usage

Used for bank counters, shop counters, hotel front desks, and service desks. In finance, 柜台交易 (over-the-counter trading) is a technical term.

Stroke Order

柜 guì

台 tái

Related Words

柜台业务 guìtái yèwù

over-the-counter service / teller-window transactions

前台 qiántái HSK 7-9 #7,319

front desk; reception / foreground (computing)

后台 hòutái HSK 7-9 #4,537

backstage / backend (of a system); admin panel / backing; behind-the-scenes support

登机手续柜台 dēngjī shǒuxù guìtái

check-in counter / airline check-in desk

台 tái HSK 3 #866

platform; stage; terrace / stand; support; pedestal / station (broadcasting, observation) / desk; counter; tabletop / measure word for machines, vehicles, and performances

柜 guì #3,536

cupboard / cabinet / counter

下台 xiàtái HSK 7-9 #10,694

to step down from power; to leave office / to come off stage

看台 kàntái HSK 7-9 #11,632

grandstand / bleachers / viewing platform

柜子 guìzi HSK 5 #5,399

cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe

台球 táiqiú HSK 7-9 #12,371

billiards / pool / snooker