网瘾

網癮
wǎngyǐn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 internet addiction

Examples

HSK 4
Tā de wǎngyǐn hěn dà, yì tiān bú shàngwǎng jiù nánshòu.
He's badly hooked on the internet; a day offline makes him miserable.
HSK 7-9
Fùmǔ xiǎng le hěnduō bànfǎ bāng érzi jiè wǎngyǐn.
His parents tried everything to help their son kick his internet addiction.

Tips

culture
In the 2000s many Chinese parents treated 网瘾 as an illness, and private camps that promised a cure with military drills, beatings and even electric shocks became a national scandal. Quitting takes the verb 戒, as in 戒烟 (to quit smoking): 戒网瘾.

Stroke Order

网 wǎng
瘾 yǐn