网络

網絡

wǎngluò

noun HSK 4 #2,449

Meanings

1 internet; network
2 online (as modifier)

Characters

net-like; to connect

Examples

这里的网络信号不好。

Zhèlǐ de wǎngluò xìnhào bù hǎo.

The internet signal here is bad.

网络改变了我们的生活。

Wǎngluò gǎibiàn le wǒmen de shēnghuó.

The internet has changed our lives.

他在网络上认识了很多朋友。

Tā zài wǎngluò shàng rènshi le hěn duō péngyou.

He met many friends online.

Tips

usage

网络 vs 互联网 (hùliánwǎng): both mean 'internet,' but 网络 is more colloquial and also works as a modifier: 网络小说 (web novel), 网络用语 (internet slang).

Stroke Order

网 wǎng

络 luò