Internet in Chinese
internet · HSK 4
互联网
- 互 mutual
- 联 to unite
- 网 net
现在很多人通过互联网买东西。 Nowadays many people buy things through the internet.
Other ways to say internet
More words with 互 or 联 or 网
How do you say internet in Chinese?
Internet in Chinese is 互联网 (hù lián wǎng). You can also say 网络 (wǎng luò), 网 (wǎng).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.