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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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

联liánconnect
网wǎngnetwork

“联” (connect) and “网” (network) together mean to connect to a network.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

Open 联 →

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.

Open 网 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Computers & Internet

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