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上网

shàng wǎng · shang wang

Traditional 上網

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to go online
  2. to connect to the Internet
  3. (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet
  4. (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
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No internet yesterday

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)回(huí)我(wǒ)消息(xiāoxi)？

    Dengdeng, why did you not reply to my message yesterday?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)昨天(zuótiān)不能(bùnéng)上网(shàngwǎng)。

    My home had no internet yesterday.

  3. Liangliang

    不能(bùnéng)上网(shàngwǎng)？那(nà)你(nǐ)做(zuò)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    Could not go online? Then what did you do?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看(kàn)了(le)一(yī)本(běn)书(shū)，还(hái)陪(péi)奶奶(nǎinai)聊天(liáotiān)。

    I read a book and chatted with grandma.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！你(nǐ)应该(yīnggāi)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)这样(zhèyàng)，不要(bùyào)上网(shàngwǎng)！

    Great! You should do this every day, no going online!

  6. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)！等(děng)我(wǒ)先(xiān)上网(shàngwǎng)看看(kànkan)今天(jīntiān)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)新闻(xīnwén)。

    Okay! Wait, let me first go online to see what is in the news today.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)经(jīng)常(cháng)上(shàng)网(wǎng)看(kàn)英(yīng)文(wén)和(hé)中(zhōng)文(wén)的(de)博(bó)客(kè)。

I often read English and Chinese blogs online.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

爷(yé)爷(ye)每(měi)天(tiān)上(shàng)网(wǎng)看(kàn)新(xīn)闻(wén)和(hé)天(tiān)气(qì)预(yù)报(bào)。

Grandpa goes online every day to read the news and the weather forecast.

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上
shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)

网
wǎng

net; network

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