互联网 Hùliánwǎng Internet
How to remember 互联网: 互 mutually + 联 connect + 网 net = Internet.
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How it is used
- The Internet - 互联网时代 (Hùliánwǎng shídài) the Internet age; 互联网公司 an Internet company.
- 互联 (interconnect) + 网 (net); the formal term for the global Internet.
- Near-synonyms: 网络 (wǎngluò) 'network/the net' (more general) and 网上 (wǎngshàng) 'online'; 互联网 is specifically 'the Internet' as a system/industry.
Example sentences
- 互联网是一种无法估量的信息资源。 Hùliánwǎng shì yīzhǒng wúfǎgūliáng de xìnxī zīyuán.The Internet is an invaluable source of information.