网吧 (wǎng ba) — internet cafe; cybercafe | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

internet cafecybercafe

Measure word · 家

Examples

网吧。
Wǒ men yì qǐ qù wǎng ba shàng wǎng bā.
Let's go to an internet cafe together to go online.
网吧。
Zhè jiā wǎng ba de diàn nǎo hěn kuài.
The computers at this internet cafe are very fast.
网吧。
Tā zài wǎng ba dǎ le yí xià wǔ yóu xì.
He played games at the internet cafe all afternoon.

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.

'网' as net and '吧' as bar combine to mean an internet bar.

Characters in this word

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

Computers & Internet Public Facilities

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