柜台 (guì tái) — sales counter, front desk, bar (a long table or surface for serving customers); (attributive) over-the-counter (of medicines, used in compounds like 柜台药)
Definition
柜台 is the 'counter' or 'front desk' in a shop, hotel, or bank — the surface you walk up to for transactions. Use 前台 specifically for a hotel's reception desk; 专柜 is a branded or specialty counter within a store.
noun
sales counterfront deskbar (a long table or surface for serving customers)(attributive) over-the-counter (of medicines, used in compounds like 柜台药)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 柜台，。Tā zài guì tái fù le qián, ná zhe dōng xī zǒu le.She paid at the counter and left with the items.
- ，柜台。Nín hǎo, rù zhù shǒu xù qǐng dào guì tái bàn lǐ.Hello, please go to the front desk to check in.
- 柜台，。Zhè zhǒng gǎn mào yào shì guì tái yào, bù xū yào yī shēng chǔ fāng.This cold medicine is an over-the-counter drug; no prescription is needed.
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