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网上

wǎng shàng · wang shang

Traditional 網上

HSK 1

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  1. online
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The tiny kite

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)风筝(fēngzhēng)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)，在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)买(mǎi)的(de)？

    This kite is so pretty. Where did you buy it?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)网上(wǎngshàng)买(mǎi)的(de)，才(cái)二十(èrshí)块(kuài)。

    I bought it online, only twenty yuan.

  3. Liangliang

    网上(wǎngshàng)的(de)东西(dōngxi)真的(zhēnde)便宜(piányi)吗(ma)？

    Are things online really cheap?

  4. Dengdeng

    便宜(piányi)，不过(bùguò)网上(wǎngshàng)看着(kànzhe)大(dà)，到手(dàoshǒu)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)。

    Cheap, but online it looks big and in your hand it's small.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)这个(zhège)风筝(fēngzhēng)多(duō)大(dà)？

    Then how big is this kite?

  6. Dengdeng

    网上(wǎngshàng)说(shuō)一米(yīmǐ)，现在(xiànzài)看(kàn)，只有(zhǐyǒu)二十(èrshí)厘米(límǐ)。

    Online it said one meter. Now it's only twenty centimeters.

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01

我(wǒ)在(zài)网(wǎng)上(shàng)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yì)本(běn)书(shū)。

I bought a book online.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)在(zài)网(wǎng)上(shàng)查(chá)到(dào)明(míng)天(tiān)的(de)天(tiān)气(qì)。

We can check tomorrow's weather online.

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网
wǎng

net; network

上
shàng

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

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