Definition
前端 refers literally to the front part or fore-end of an object, but in modern Chinese it is far more commonly used as the technical term for the 'front end' of a website or application (as opposed to 后端 'back end').
n.
front endforepart (of an object, vehicle, etc.)(computing) front end (client-side of a web/app system)
Examples
- 前端。Zhè liàng chē de qián duān shèjì hěn shíshàng.The front-end design of this car is very stylish.
- 前端，JavaScript。Zuòwéi yì míng qián duān gōngchéngshī, tā zhǔyào xiě JavaScript.As a front-end engineer, he mainly writes JavaScript.
- 前端。Wǒmen gōngsī de qián duān hé hòuduān tuánduì zhèngzài hézuò kāifā zhège xīn xiàngmù.Our company's front-end and back-end teams are collaborating on this new project.
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