Meaning
操作台 refers to a desk, console, or platform from which equipment, machinery, or systems are controlled and operated. It's commonly used in technical, industrial, medical, and computing contexts to describe the physical workspace where operators monitor and manage processes.
Usage
This term is standard in professional and technical environments such as factories, hospitals, laboratories, and control rooms. It emphasizes both the physical platform (台) and the operational function (操作). Native speakers use it to refer to any dedicated workspace designed for controlling equipment, from surgical operating tables to computer workstations to factory control panels.
Examples
- 01工程师正在操作台前监控设备的运行状态。.The engineer is monitoring the equipment's operating status at the control console.
- 02这家医院购买了五台新的手术操作台。.This hospital purchased five new surgical operating tables.
Characters
Measure words
- 个一个操作台
- 台一台操作台
Common collocations
- 手术操作台surgical operating table
- 电脑操作台computer workstation
- 中央操作台central control console
- 在操作台上on the operating console
Origin
The word combines 操作 (to operate) with 台 (platform/table), literally meaning 'operation platform.' This construction pattern is common in technical Chinese vocabulary, where function words combine with physical structure words.