How to Say ‘Online’ in Simplified Chinese
网上
wǎng shàng
[wǎng shang]
💬 Usage Tip: In 网上涨了, 网上 is "online" and 涨 (zhǎng) is "rise". Don't read it as 上涨 "go up", even though those characters sit next to each other.
Phrase Breakdown
网
wǎng
[wǎng]
net; the internet
Means net or web; with 上 it refers to online.
我喜欢在网上看电影。
I like watching movies online.
上
shàng
[shang]
in; on (location)
After a noun, marks location: in or on it.
手机在桌上。
The phone is on the table.
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