前端

qiánduān
  1. front
  2. front end
  3. forward part of sth

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 前 qián
  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. former
  11. formerly
=2 端 duān
  1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity
  2. (bound form) aspect; facet
  3. (bound form) upright; proper
  4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry
  5. to eliminate; to wipe out
=2 端 duān
  1. old variant of 端 duān
  2. start
  3. origin