网上 wǎngshang online
How to remember 网上: 网 net + 上 above = online.
Characters
How it is used
- 'Online / on the internet' as a location - 在网上买东西 (zài wǎngshang mǎi dōngxi) shop online.
- Use 网上 for 'on the net' as a place; the verb 'to go online' is 上网 (shàngwǎng) - same two characters, reversed job.
- 网 is short for 网络/互联网 (the internet).
Example sentences
- 我在网上买了一本书。 Wǒ zài wǎngshang mǎi le yì běn shū.I bought a book online.