Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
终端
zhōngduān
Description
“终端”常常用在电脑或通信里，指最后连接用户的那个设备或点。
"终端" is often used in computers or communications to refer to the device or point that connects directly to the user.
我们每天用的手机和电脑都可以叫做终端。
The phones and computers we use every day can be called 终端.
Meanings
终端zhōngduān
terminal; end device (in computers or networks)
这个终端可以上网和收邮件。
This terminal can access the internet and receive emails.
终端zhōngduān
the final point or end of something
这条路的终端是一个小村子。
The end of this road is a small village.
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Notes
- Etymology
终 (end) + 端 (point/edge), literally 'the end point'.
- Nuance
mostly a technical term for devices or endpoints, not everyday casual speech.
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