网址

• Pinyin: wǎng zhǐ
• Hanzi breakdown: 网 = pictograph of a net; 址 = 土(earth) + 止 (stop, phonetic)

Meaning

Website address; URL; web address.

The specific internet address (URL) of a website. 网址 is the standard colloquial term in Mainland China for a website's URL. 官方网址 means official website address. Often shared in messages, business cards, and print materials in modern China.

Examples

1. 你能把这家公司的官方网址发给我吗？ Could you send me the official website address of this company?
2. 请牢记我们新网站的网址，方便以后直接访问。 Please remember the address of our new website so you can access it directly in future.
3. 他在搜索引擎上找到了那家医院的网址，预约了门诊。 He found the hospital's website address through a search engine and booked an outpatient appointment.

Usage Guide

Context: technology, everyday

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 请告诉我你们公司的网址。(Please tell me your company's website address.)
• 这个网址打不开，可能是网站暂时关闭了。(This URL can't be opened — the website may be temporarily down.)

Don't Say

• 网址 ≠ 网站 — 网址 is the specific address/URL; 网站 is the website itself as an entity. Don't use them interchangeably.

Origin & History

Compound of 网 (net/internet, pictograph of a net) and 址 (address/location, from 土 earth + 止 stop, phonetic), together meaning 'internet address/location.'

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal