网购 wǎnggòu Internet shopping
Internet shopping; to purchase online
How to remember 网购: 网 net + 购 to buy = Internet shopping.
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How it is used
- Verb meaning to shop online, a contraction of 网上购物.
- 我喜欢网购 (wǒ xǐhuan wǎnggòu) - I like shopping online; very common in casual speech and writing since online shopping is huge in China.
- Can also function as a noun: 网购平台 (wǎnggòu píngtái) - online shopping platform.
- More compact than saying 在网上买东西 every time, and now the default way to say "shop online" in everyday Mandarin.