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互联网 meaning in English

hùliánwǎng

Internet

HSK 3nounTraditional 互聯網22 strokes

Meaning of 互联网

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

Hùliánwǎng
  1. Internet

How to use 互联网

互联网 is the standard, slightly formal word for the Internet, common in news, business and writing. In casual speech people often just say 网 (wǎng), as in 上网 (shàngwǎng) or 网上 (wǎng shang). Example: 我每天用互联网学习中文。(Wǒ měitiān yòng hùliánwǎng xuéxí Zhōngwén.) I use the Internet to study Chinese every day.

Break it into three parts: 互 (hù) means mutual, 联 (lián) means to connect, and 网 (wǎng) means net. A net where everything is mutually connected is the Internet.

Common mistake: Learners often write 连 (lián, to link) instead of 联 (lián, to unite) because they sound the same. The correct word uses 联, the same character as in 联系 (liánxì). Also keep 互 (hù) in the fourth tone. Do not say it like 呼 (hū).

互联网 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

互hù联lián网wǎng是shì一yī种zhǒng无wú法fǎ估gū量liáng的de信xìn息xī资zī源yuán。
The Internet is an invaluable source of information.
主zhǔ要yào互hù联lián网wǎng的de搜sōu索suǒ引yǐn擎qíng之zhī一yī说shuō：“快kuài比bǐ慢màn好hǎo”。
One of the major Internet search engines states that ‘Fast is better than slow’.
互hù联lián网wǎng的de广guǎng泛fàn应yìng用yòng使shǐ新xīn一yí代dài的de年nián轻qīng人rén诞dàn生shēng了le。
The proliferation of Internet usage has given birth to a new generation of young people.

Stroke order for each character

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互 hù · mutually · 4 strokes

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联 lián · ally · 12 strokes

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网 wǎng · net · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 互联网.

网上wǎng shangonline
上网shàngwǎngto go online; to connect to the Internet
网友wǎngyǒuonline friend; netizen; Internet user
网站wǎngzhànwebsite
网球wǎngqiútennis; tennis ball
联系liánxìconnection; contact
互相hùxiāngeach other; mutually
联合liánhéto combine; to join
相互xiānghùeach other; mutual
联合国LiánhéguóUnited Nations
网络wǎngluònetwork; Internet
网址wǎngzhǐweb address; URL

Questions about 互联网

What does 互联网 mean?

互联网 (hùliánwǎng) means "Internet" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 互联网?

互联网 is made of 3 characters: 互 (4 strokes), 联 (12 strokes), 网 (6 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 互联网 an HSK word?

Yes. 互联网 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 互联网 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 互联网 is written 互聯網.

What is the difference between 互联网 and 网络?

互联网 (hùliánwǎng) means the global Internet specifically. 网络 (wǎngluò) is broader and can mean any network, such as a computer network or a social network, though people also use it loosely for the Internet.

How do I say 'on the Internet' in Chinese?

Say 在互联网上 (zài hùliánwǎng shang) or, more casually, 在网上 (zài wǎng shang). For example, 我在网上买书 (wǒ zài wǎng shang mǎi shū) means I buy books online.

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