Chinese word

客户端

Pronunciation

Pinyinkè hù duān

Meaning

  • nounclient app

Example

打开客户端，输入账号。dǎ kāi kè hù duān shū rù zhàng hào

Open the client app and enter your account information.

Illustration for 客户端 (client app)

More examples

登录客户端后可以查看消息。dēng lù kè hù duān hòu ké yǐ chá kàn xiāo xī

Once you log in to the client app, you can check your messages.

Core concept

The user-side software that connects a device to an online service.

Common phrases

  • 打开客户端dǎ kāi kè hù duān

    open the client app

  • 登录客户端dēng lù kè hù duān

    sign in to the client app

  • 下载客户端xià zài kè hù duān

    download the client app

Similar words

软件ruǎn jiàn: Programs that run on a computer or other device.
应用程序yìng yòng chéng xù: A specific application made for people to operate and use.

Definition in Chinese

指运行在用户设备上、通过图形界面或程序与服务端交互以完成特定任务的客户端软件。zhǐ yùn xíng zài yòng hù shè bèi shàng tōng guò tú xíng jiè miàn huò chéng xù yǔ fú wù duān jiāo hù yǐ wán chéng tè dìng rèn wù de kè hù duān ruǎn jiàn

Word origin

客户端 (kèhùduān, "client app") joins 客 (kè, "guest") + 户 (hù, "household") with 端 (duān, "end") to describe the endpoint operating for the customer in a computer system.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful when distinguishing an installed program from a browser-based way of using the same service, since the two may have different features or update processes.

Other meanings

  • clientnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 客户端软件kè hù duān ruǎn jiànclient softwarenoun
  • 客户端程序kè hù duān chéng xùclient programnoun

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