Chinese Conversation · Level 46
90 words
Chinese word
云端
Pronunciation
Pinyinyún duān
Meaning
- nouncloud
Example
我的文件都存放在云端。wǒ de wén jiàn dōu cún fàng zài yún duān
All my files are kept in the cloud.
More examples
请把重要文件备份到云端。qǐng bǎ zhòng yào wén jiàn bèi fèn dào yún duān
Please back up important files to the cloud.
Core concept
An elevated, distant realm that holds things beyond ordinary reach, including digital data accessed through the internet.
Common phrases
上传到云端shàng chuán dào yún duān
upload to the cloud
存放在云端cún fàng zài yún duān
store in the cloud
备份到云端bèi fèn dào yún duān
back up to the cloud
Similar words
云存储yún cún chǔ: A system or service that stores and manages data online.
网盘wǎng pán: An online file space for uploading, sharing, and downloading files.
本地存储běn dì cún chǔ: A way or place to store data inside a phone or computer.
服务器fú wù qì: A dedicated computer that provides data or services to other devices.
Definition in Chinese
指作为存储或计算位置的网络虚拟空间，人们可以通过互联网访问、备份或在各端同步其中的数据。zhǐ zuò wéi cún chǔ huò jì suàn wèi zhì de wǎng luò xū nǐ kōng jiān rén men ké yǐ tōng guò hù lián wǎng fǎng wèn bèi fèn huò zài gè duān tóng bù qí zhōng de shù jù
Word origin
云 (yún, "cloud") + 端 (duān, "edge or end") combines a cloud with its far boundary, allowing the compound to name both the sky above and a distant network space holding data.
Usage tips
- English speakers often picture a cloud service as a product or app, but this Chinese noun can name the remote place behind actions such as saving, backing up, and synchronizing files.
Other meanings
- above the cloudsnoun
- the sky abovenoun
Opposites
- 本地běn dìlocalnoun
Related words
- 云端存储yún duān cún chǔcloud storagenoun
- 云端服务yún duān fú wùcloud servicenoun