前台

• Pinyin: qián tái
• Desglose de hanzi: 前 = front; 台 = 厶 + 口 (a raised platform or stand)

Significado

recepción; mostrador; (inform.) primer plano; (teatro) parte delantera del escenario

Used in hospitality and business for the reception or client-facing functions, contrasted with 后台 (back office/backstage). In computing, refers to foreground-running processes. In theatre, refers to the front of the performing area. Context determines meaning.

Ejemplos

1. 请到前台办理入住手续，工作人员会为您安排好房间。
2. 前台接待员彬彬有礼，耐心解答了每一位访客的咨询。
3. 这款应用程序在前台运行时会持续占用大量内存资源。

Guía de uso

Contexto: business, hospitality, computing

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 有任何需要，请随时联系前台，我们二十四小时提供服务。(If you have any needs, please contact the front desk at any time; we provide twenty-four-hour service.)
• 从战略层面看，前台业务的优化必须以强大的后台数据支撑为前提，两者缺一不可。(From a strategic perspective, optimisation of front-office operations must be premised on strong back-end data support; neither can function without the other.)

Incorrecto

• 在前台的舞台上表演 — 前台 already implies the stage area; 前台的舞台 is redundant; say 在前台表演 or 登台表演 directly

Origen e historia

前 (front) + 台 (platform/stage/desk) — the raised platform or desk at the front

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal