联网 (lián wǎng) — to connect to a network; to be networked
Definition
联网 focuses on the action of joining or going online (a device, a system) — narrower than the noun 网络 ('the network/Internet'). Pairs with 上: 联上网 means 'to get online'.
verb
to connect to a networkto be networked
Examples
- 联网。Gōng sī suǒ yǒu diàn nǎo dōu lián wǎng le.All the company's computers are networked.
- 。Wǒ de shǒu jī lián bú shàng wǎng le.My phone can't connect to the network.
- 联网。Xīn mǎi de dǎ yìn jī xū yào lián wǎng cái néng yòng.The newly bought printer needs to be connected to the network to work.
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