Chinese word

网络

Pronunciation

Pinyinwǎng luò

Meaning

  • nouninternet

Example

这里的网络很慢。zhè lǐ de wǎng luò hěn màn

The internet here is very slow.

Illustration for 网络 (internet)

More examples

网络购物很方便。wǎng luò gòu wù hěn fāng biàn

Online shopping is very convenient.

Core concept

A web of linked points through which information can move and be shared.

Common phrases

  • 网络购物wǎng luò gòu wù

    online shopping

  • 网络服务wǎng luò fú wù

    network services

  • 网络社交wǎng luò shè jiāo

    online social networking

Similar words

互联网hù lián wǎng: The global internet system that links computers and servers for sharing information.
网wǎng: A conversational term for the internet as a whole and the services it offers.
网站wǎng zhàn: A group of online pages built to publish specific information or provide a service.
网页wǎng yè: One page within an online site, showing text, pictures, or other information.

Definition in Chinese

指人们利用各种通信技术互相连接、共享信息的平台或体系，可指全球互联网亦可指局域网等具体网络。zhǐ rén men lì yòng gè zhǒng tōng xìn jì shù hù xiāng lián jiē gòng xiǎng xìn xī de píng tái huò tǐ xì kě zhǐ quán qiú hù lián wǎng yì kě zhǐ jú yù wǎng děng jù tǐ wǎng luò

Word origin

网 (wǎng, "net") + 络 (luò, "to connect") combine in 网络 (wǎngluò, "network") to name an organized web of connections that carries shared information.

Usage tips

  • The English word "internet" usually points to the worldwide system, but this Chinese word can also describe a local network, making it useful in everyday talk about connections.

Other meanings

  • networknoun
  • webnoun

Related words

  • 网络时代wǎng luò shí dàiinternet eranoun
  • 网络服务wǎng luò fú wùnetwork servicenoun

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