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    Expressing 'counter' with 柜台 (guìtái)

    Location & Position
    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    在 + 柜台 + Location Word

    Explanation

    柜台 (guìtái) means "counter" or "service desk," referring to a flat-topped fixture in a shop, bank, or office where transactions take place. It combines 柜 (cabinet) and 台 (platform). For example, 站在柜台后面 means "standing behind the counter."

    Examples

    • 请到三号柜台办理手续。

      Qǐng dào sān hào guìtái bànlǐ shǒuxù.

      Please go to counter number three to complete the procedures.

    • 她在柜台前排了好长时间的队。

      Tā zài guìtái qián pái le hǎo cháng shíjiān de duì.

      She waited in line at the counter for a very long time.

    • 药店的柜台上摆满了各种药品。

      Yàodiàn de guìtái shàng bǎi mǎn le gè zhǒng yàopǐn.

      The pharmacy counter was filled with all kinds of medicine.

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