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上网 shàngwǎng

上网 shàngwǎng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 上网 shàngwǎng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shàngwǎng | shang4 wang3
English translation
to be on the Internet
to stretch a net (in a sports game or for covering sth)
to be netted (of fish)

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About 上网 shàngwǎng

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Traditional form

上網

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 上网 shàngwǎng

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shǎng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a small line or dot above a longer line, indicating "up". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from èr (two).

Positional decomposition

⺊一

Number of Strokes

3
wǎng

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a net.

Positional decomposition

jiōng 乂乂

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 上网 shàngwǎng

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平常 píngcháng 喜欢 xǐhuan kān 电视剧 diàn shì jù , 上网 shàngwǎng , guàng 公园 gōngyuán .

Ordinarily I like watching TV, surfing online and rambling the park.

铺上网眼 wǎng yǎn 垫纸 jiāng 蛋糕 dàngāo 摆得诱人 yòu rén xiē

Set out the cakes attractively, using lacy doilies.

上网 shàngwǎng Decomposition

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上网 shàngwǎng Compounds

See all 57 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 上网 shàngwǎng in their composition.

  • shǎng
    • shū
      • shū
        • shū
        • , jiāo , , chù , , shū , , , , , , ,
        • , , , miè , , , , , , ,
      • , ,
      • cuó , jiǎn , jiǎn , , , , xián , ,
    • ràng , tǎn , xx , , , , , , nòng , , , ,
  • wǎng
    • liǔ
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