前台 前臺
前台 前臺 qián tái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˊ cin4 toi4 HSK 7-9
- stage
- proscenium
- foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)
- front desk
- reception desk
- (computing) front-end
- foreground
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More words with these characters
前
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
- 以前 yǐ qián ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ji5 cin4 before
- 先前 xiān qián ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sin1 cin4 before; previously
- 前任 qián rèn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˋ cin4 jam6 predecessor
- 前来 前來 qián lái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ cin4 loi4 to come (formal)
Show 15 more words with 前
- 前夕 qián xī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧ cin4 zik6 eve
- 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 前年 qián nián ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cin4 nin4 the year before last
- 前往 qián wǎng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨㄤˇ cin4 wong5 to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 前提 qián tí ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧˊ cin4 tai4 premise
- 前方 qián fāng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄤ cin4 fong1 ahead
- 前景 qián jǐng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cin4 ging2 foreground
- 前期 qián qī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ cin4 kei4 preceding period
- 前沿 qián yán ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ cin4 jyun4 (military) forward position
- 前科 qián kē ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜ cin4 fo1 criminal record
- 前程 qián chéng ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ cin4 cing4 future (career etc) prospects
- 前线 前線 qián xiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ cin4 sin3 front line
- 前者 qián zhě ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄜˇ cin4 ze2 the former (i.e. the one mentioned first)
- 前辈 前輩 qián bèi ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄟˋ cin4 bui3 senior
台 臺
- 上台 shàng tái ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ soeng5 toi4 to rise to power (in politics)
- 下台 下臺 xià tái ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊ haa6 toi4 to go off the stage
- 出台 出臺 chū tái ㄔㄨ ㄊㄞˊ ceot1 toi4 to officially launch (a policy, program etc)
- 台湾 台灣 Tái wān ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ toi4 waan1 variant of 台湾
- 台球 tái qiú ㄊㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ toi2 kau4 billiards
Show 15 more words with 台 臺
- 平台 平臺 píng tái ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˊ ping4 toi4 platform
- 后台 後台 hòu tái ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄞˊ hau6 toi4 backstage area
- 月台 月臺 yuè tái ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄞˊ jyut6 toi4 railway platform
- 台灯 檯燈 tái dēng ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄥ toi4 dang1 desk lamp
- 柜台 櫃檯 guì tái ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ gwai6 toi2 sales counter; front desk; bar
- 柜台 櫃臺 guì tái ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ gwai6 toi4 variant of 柜台
- 看台 kàn tái ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄞˊ hon3 toi4 terrace
- 窗台 窗臺 chuāng tái ㄔㄨㄤ ㄊㄞˊ coeng1 toi4 windowsill; window ledge
- 站台 站臺 zhàn tái ㄓㄢˋ ㄊㄞˊ zaam6 toi4 platform (at a railway station)
- 台上 臺上 tái shàng ㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄤˋ toi4 soeng6 on stage
- 台阶 臺階 tái jiē ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄝ toi4 gaai1 steps
- 舞台 舞臺 wǔ tái ㄨˇ ㄊㄞˊ mou5 toi4 (lit. and fig.) stage; arena
- 茅台 茅臺 máo tái ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˊ maau4 toi4 maotai liquor 茅台酒
- 阳台 陽臺 yáng tái ㄧㄤˊ ㄊㄞˊ joeng4 toi4 balcony
- 电台 電臺 diàn tái ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄞˊ din6 toi4 transmitter-receiver
Idioms with these characters
- 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 冰释前嫌 冰釋前嫌 bīng shì qián xián ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bing1 sik1 cin4 jim4 (idiom) to forget previous differences; to bury the hatchet
- 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
Show 7 more idioms with 前
- 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 大敌当前 大敵當前 dà dí dāng qián ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ daai6 dik6 dong1 cin4 (idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy
- 各奔前程 gè bèn qián chéng ㄍㄜˋ ㄅㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ gok3 ban1 cin4 cing4 each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 裹足不前 guǒ zú bù qián ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gwo2 zuk1 bat1 cin4 to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
- 尽释前嫌 盡釋前嫌 jìn shì qián xián ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zeon6 sik1 cin4 jim4 to forget former enmity (idiom)
- 唱对台戏 唱對臺戲 chàng duì tái xì ㄔㄤˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧˋ coeng3 deoi3 toi4 hei3 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
- 近水楼台 近水樓臺 jìn shuǐ lóu tái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ gan6 seoi2 lau4 toi4 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
- 债台高筑 債臺高築 zhài tái gāo zhù ㄓㄞˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄠ ㄓㄨˋ zaai3 toi4 gou1 zuk1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
Example sentences
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她 请 請 了 前台 前臺 的 人为 人為 她 打 那个 那個 号码 號碼 。
She has asked the person at the front desk to connect her to that number.
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