网关

網關
wǎngguān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 gateway
  2. 2 network gateway
  3. 3 router (to another network)

Examples

HSK 6
Zhīfù wǎngguān chū gùzhàng, dǎozhì jiāoyì shībài.
The payment gateway malfunctioned, causing the transaction to fail.
HSK 7-9
Mòrèn wǎngguān shèzhì cuò le, suǒyǐ shàng bù liǎo wǎng.
The default gateway is set wrong, so you can't get online.

Tips

memory
= 'network', = 'pass, barrier, or gate' (as in 山海关). Picture a gate in a city wall through which all traffic must pass, which is exactly what a network gateway does.

Stroke Order

wǎng
guān