网购 (wǎng gòu) — to shop online; to purchase online | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

网购 (wǎnggòu) means to shop or buy online — the same action as 购物, but specifically through the internet rather than in a store.

verb

to shop onlineto purchase online

Examples

网购？
Nǐ wǎng gòu guò yī fu ma?
Have you ever bought clothes online?
网购，。
Wǎng shàng wǎng gòu hěn fāng biàn, yě hěn pián yi.
Shopping online is very convenient and also cheap.
网购。
Wǒ jīng cháng zài wǎng gòu de shí hou yòng shǒu jī zhī fù.
I often use my phone to pay when I shop online.

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wǎnginternet

网 (internet) specifies the place or means of 购 (buying), giving online purchasing.

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.

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 購; 购 is its simplified writing.

貝冓購

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishellfish

Sound part声符shēngfú

冓

冓gòu購gòu

Same sound today

The traditional form 購 pairs 貝, a shellfish, with 冓, which gives the sound; the simplified 购 is a later shorthand.

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