Chinese word

网

Pronunciation

Pinyinwǎng

Meaning

  • nouninternet

Example

我每天晚上都上网。wǒ měi tiān wǎn shàng dōu shàng wǎng

I use the internet every night.

Illustration for 网 (internet)

More examples

我在网上查资料做作业。wǒ zài wǎng shàng chá zī liào zuò zuò yè

I look up information online and do my homework.

Core concept

A network of crossing links that can hold objects physically or connect information online.

Common phrases

  • 上网shàng wǎng

    go online

  • 在网上查资料zài wǎng shàng chá zī liào

    look up information online

  • 在网上买东西zài wǎng shàng mǎi dōng xī

    shop online

Similar words

网络wǎng luò: A network that links devices or places so they can exchange data.
互联网hù lián wǎng: The worldwide internet linking computers and servers across the globe.
网站wǎng zhàn: A website with online information or services, made up of one or more pages.
网页wǎng yè: One page within a website that displays text, pictures, or other content.

Definition in Chinese

用线、绳或抽象的节点相互连接形成的网状结构；在现代语境中常作为互联网或网络的口语简称，常见搭配有“上网”“网站”。yòng xiàn shéng huò chōu xiàng de jié diǎn xiāng hù lián jiē xíng chéng de wǎng zhuàng jié gòu zài xiàn dài yǔ jìng zhōng cháng zuò wéi hù lián wǎng huò wǎng luò de kóu yǔ jiǎn chēng cháng jiàn dā pèi yǒu shàng wǎng wǎng zhàn

Word origin

网 (wǎng, "net") begins with the concrete idea of threads crossing to form a net, and Chinese applies that image to connected systems such as the internet.

Usage tips

  • The word points to the connected space or system rather than the phone or computer used to reach it, which helps separate the network from its device.

Other meanings

  • webnoun

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