Meaning of 网吧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- Internet café
How to use 网吧
网吧 is a public place with rows of computers, often used for online gaming. You will usually hear it with the measure word 家 (jiā). Example: 他周末常去网吧打游戏。(Tā zhōumò cháng qù wǎngbā dǎ yóuxì.) He often goes to the Internet café on weekends to play games.
网 (wǎng) means net, and it now also means the Internet. 吧 (bā) is the sound borrowed from the English word bar, so a 网吧 is an Internet bar, a place where you pay to go online.
Common mistake: Learners often read 吧 with the neutral tone ba, as in the sentence particle 好吧 (hǎo ba). In 网吧 it carries a full first tone: wǎngbā.
网吧 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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网 wǎng · net · 6 strokes
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吧 ba · modal particle indicating suggestion or… · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 网吧.
| 网上 | wǎng shang | online |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | to go online; to connect to the Internet |
| 网友 | wǎngyǒu | online friend; netizen; Internet user |
| 网站 | wǎngzhàn | website |
| 网球 | wǎngqiú | tennis; tennis ball |
| 互联网 | hùliánwǎng | Internet |
| 酒吧 | jiǔbā | bar (place to buy drinks) |
| 网络 | wǎngluò | network; Internet |
| 网址 | wǎngzhǐ | web address; URL |
| 网页 | wǎngyè | web page |
| 电网 | diànwǎng | electricity grid; power grid; electrified wire netting |
| 联网 | liánwǎng | to connect (or be connected) to a network; to network |
Questions about 网吧
What does 网吧 mean?
网吧 (wǎngbā) means "Internet café" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 网吧?
网吧 is made of 2 characters: 网 (6 strokes), 吧 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 网吧 an HSK word?
Yes. 网吧 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 网吧 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 网吧 is written 網吧.
Is 网吧 the same as a café where people drink coffee and use Wi-Fi?
Not really. A 网吧 is mainly for using its computers, often for gaming, and drinks are secondary. A coffee shop is 咖啡馆 (kāfēiguǎn) or 咖啡厅 (kāfēitīng).
Does 吧 mean bar in other words too?
Yes. 吧 shows up in names of places where people gather, such as 酒吧 (jiǔbā) bar and 书吧 (shūbā) a café with books. In these words it keeps the first tone.