柜台 guìtái sales counter
sales counter; front desk; bar; (of financial trading, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter)
How to remember 柜台: 柜 cabinet + 台 platform = sales counter.
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How it is used
- 'Counter, front desk, teller window' - 收银柜台 (shōuyín guìtái) checkout counter; 银行柜台 bank counter.
- The service counter in shops, banks, hotels.
- Finance extension: 柜台交易 (guìtái jiāoyì) over-the-counter (OTC) trading.
Example sentences
- 我去柜台付款。 Wǒ qù guìtái fùkuǎn.I'm going to the counter to pay.