Meaning of 上网
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to go online
- to connect to the Internet
- (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet
- (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
How to use 上网
上网 is the everyday way to say you are going online or using the Internet. It works like a verb-object phrase, so you can say 上网 on its own or add a place or time. Example: 我晚上上网看电影。(Wǒ wǎnshang shàngwǎng kàn diànyǐng.) I go online to watch movies in the evening.
上 (shàng) means to go up or get on, and 网 (wǎng) is a net, so 上网 is getting onto the net. The shape of 网 even looks like a frame with crisscross lines, like a net or a web.
Common mistake: Learners often add an object right after it, as in 上网中文, but 上网 already has its object 网, so say 上网学中文 (shàngwǎng xué Zhōngwén) instead. Also keep 网 in the third tone, wǎng, not wáng like 王.
上网 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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上 shàng · up · 3 strokes
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网 wǎng · net · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 上网.
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
Questions about 上网
What does 上网 mean?
上网 (shàngwǎng) means "to go online; to connect to the Internet".
How do you write 上网?
上网 is made of 2 characters: 上 (3 strokes), 网 (6 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 上网 an HSK word?
Yes. 上网 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 上网 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 上网 is written 上網.
Can I split 上网 with other words in between?
Yes, because it is a verb plus object. You can say 上了一个小时网 (shàng le yí ge xiǎoshí wǎng), meaning to be online for an hour, though 上网上了一个小时 is also common.
Does 上网 have meanings besides going online?
Yes. It can mean a document has been uploaded to the Internet, and in sports like tennis or volleyball it means moving in close to the net. In daily conversation the online meaning is by far the most common.