Definition
终端 (zhōngduān) refers to a physical endpoint — a computer terminal or a transportation terminal (bus/train/airport). Unlike 终点 (zhōngdiǎn 'finish line, destination') which focuses on the final point of a journey or race, 终端 emphasizes the facility or device at that endpoint. 尽头 (jìntóu 'end, limit') is more abstract, like the end of a road or a limit.
noun
terminal (computer device)terminal (endpoint of a transportation line)
Easily confused
- 中断zhōng duànsound-aliketo interrupt; to cut short; to discontinue; to break off
Examples
- 终端。Jīchǎng de zìzhù zhōng duān kěyǐ yòng dēngjīpái bànlǐ dēngjī.You can check in at the airport's self-service terminal using your boarding pass.
- 终端。Zhè tàng chángtú qìchē de zhōng duān shì Guǎngzhōu zhàn.The terminal for this long-distance bus is Guangzhou Station.
- 终端。Huòwù huì zài zhōng duān xièzài.The goods will be unloaded at the terminal.
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