上网 shàngwǎng to surf the web
to surf the web; to go online
How to remember 上网: 上 above + 网 net = to surf the web.
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How it is used
- To go online / use the internet - 我在上网 (wǒ zài shàngwǎng) I'm online; 上网查资料 (shàngwǎng chá zīliào) look things up online.
- Verb-object compound (literally 'get on the net'), so it splits: 上不了网 (shàng bù liǎo wǎng) can't get online.
- For 'on the internet' as a location, use 网上 (wǎngshang).
Example sentences
- 我上网了。 Wǒ shàngwǎng le.I am online.
- 我上网找资料。 Wǒ shàngwǎng zhǎo zīliào.I go online to search for information.