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title: "Guitai Meaning: 柜台 (guìtái) Means “counter”"
description: "柜台 (traditional 櫃檯, guìtái) means “counter; bar”. Hear its tones, see what 柜 and 台 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guitai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 柜台 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

柜台 guìtái

## counter; bar

## Its characters

1. 柜 guì counter (in a shop)
2. 台 tái platform

## In a sentence

请到柜台付款。 Please pay at the counter.

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## More words with 柜 or 台

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- [电视台 diànshìtái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianshitai)
- [电台 diàntái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantai)
- [柜子 guìzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guizi)
- [后台 hòutái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houtai)
- [平台 píngtái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingtai)
- [前台 qiántái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiantai)
- [上台 shàngtái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangtai)
- [台风 táifēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/taifeng)
- [台阶 táijiē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/taijie)

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