网络

• 拼音: wǎng luò
• 汉字拆解: 网 = pictograph of a fishing net; 络 = 纟(thread) + 各 (each, phonetic)

含义

Network; internet; web.

Refers to both physical networks (road networks, telecommunications networks) and the internet. In modern usage, 网络 most commonly means the internet or 'online' — 网络购物 (online shopping), 网络安全 (cybersecurity), 网络游戏 (online gaming). 网络 is slightly more formal than 网 (wǎng) alone.

例句

1. 现在很多人通过网络学习新技能，不必专门去上课。
2. 他的团队由来自世界各地的成员组成，完全依靠网络协作。
3. 这个偏远地区的网络信号很差，手机几乎无法上网。

用法指南

语境: technology, everyday, business

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你家的网络速度怎么样？(How is the internet speed at your place?)
• 这家公司建立了一个覆盖全国的销售网络。(This company has built a nationwide sales network.)

错误说法

• 网络 ≠ 网站 — 网络 is the network/internet itself; 网站 (wǎngzhàn) is a specific website. Don't use them interchangeably.

起源与历史

Compound of 网 (net, pictograph of a net) and 络 (to connect/link, from 纟 thread + 各 each, phonetic), together conveying a system of interconnected threads or nodes.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal