因特网 (yīn tè wǎng) — Internet | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Internet

Examples

因特网。
Xiàn zài hěn duō rén yòng yīn tè wǎng chá zhǎo xìn xī.
Nowadays, many people use the Internet to search for information.
因特网。
yīn tè wǎng Gǎi biàn le wǒ men de shēng huó fāng shì.
The Internet has changed our way of life.
因特网，。
Méi yǒu yīn tè wǎng, hěn duō gōng zuò dōu wú fǎ wán chéng.
Without the Internet, many tasks cannot be completed.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

因特inter

因特 spells the foreign sound, and 网 means net, together forming Internet.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

囗大因

囗囗wéisheet
大大dàperson

Originally, 因 showed 大 (a person) on 囗 (a sheet or mattress).

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛寺特

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

寺

寺sì特tè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape combines 牛 (ox) with 寺, which gives the pronunciation; it originally meant a large bull.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 網; 网 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìrope

Sound part声符shēngfú

罔

罔wǎng網wǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 網 pairs 糸 (rope) with 罔 to give the sound; the simplified 网 is a later shorthand.

Appears in

Computers & Internet

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