Chinese Conversation · Level 57
90 words
Chinese word
公网
Pronunciation
Pinyingōng wǎng
Meaning
- nounpublic network
Example
不要在公网上传敏感信息。bú yào zài gōng wǎng shàng chuán mín gǎn xìn xī
Do not upload sensitive information to the public network.
More examples
很多人用手机在公网上访问社交媒体。hěn duō rén yòng shǒu jī zài gōng wǎng shàng fǎng wèn shè jiāo méi tǐ
Many people use their phones to access social media on the public network.
Core concept
The publicly reachable side of a communications system, contrasted with a network kept inside an organization.
Common phrases
在公网上访问网站zài gōng wǎng shàng fǎng wèn wǎng zhàn
access websites on the public network
从公网下载cóng gōng wǎng xià zài
download from the public network
Similar words
互联网hù lián wǎng: The global public network linking devices, services, and users.
网络wǎng luò: A communication system for sending data between connected devices.
外网wài wǎng: An external network beyond an organization or device, open to public access.
Definition in Chinese
面向公众、由电信运营商或互联网服务提供者维护和开放的网络，通常指可公开访问的外部网络，与专用的内部网络相对。miàn xiàng gōng zhòng yóu diàn xìn yùn yíng shāng huò hù lián wǎng fú wù tí gōng zhě wéi hù hé kāi fàng de wǎng luò tōng cháng zhǐ kě gōng kāi fǎng wèn de wài bù wǎng luò yǔ zhuān yòng de nèi bù wǎng luò xiāng duì
Word origin
公网 (gōngwǎng, "public network") is a shortened technical form built from the ideas of public access and a network, which makes its contrast with a private network easy to remember.
Usage tips
- 公网 (gōngwǎng, "public network") often describes whether a connection or address can be reached from outside an organization, not whether every person can use the service.
Other meanings
- external networknoun
- public linenoun