前台 (qián tái) — front desk, reception desk; stage, proscenium; (computing) front-end
Definition
前台 covers three distinct uses: a hotel/office 'front desk' (compare 柜台, the retail sales counter), the stage/proscenium of a theater (paired with 后台 'backstage'), and the computing 'front-end' of software.
noun
front deskreception deskstageproscenium(computing) front-end
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 前台。Wǒ zài jiǔ diàn qián tái bàn lǐ rù zhù shǒu xù.I checked in at the hotel front desk.
- 前台。Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn de qián tái shè jì dé fēi cháng jiǎn jié.The front-end design of this software is very clean.
- 前台，。Yǎn yuán men dōu zài qián tái biǎo yǎn, guān zhòng kàn dé hěn qīng chǔ.The actors are all performing on the stage, and the audience can see them clearly.
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