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The word "上网" is formed by combining the character "上", which means "to go up" or "to ascend", with the character "网", which means "net" or "network", resulting in a verb-object construction that literally signifies "to go onto the net", specifically denoting the action of accessing the internet.

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我每天都上网。

Wǒ měitiān dōu shàngwǎng.

I go online every day.

他上网查找学习资料。

Tā shàngwǎng cházhǎo xuéxí zīliào.

He goes online to search for study materials.

小孩子不应该上网太久。

Xiǎoháizi bù yīnggāi shàngwǎng tài jiǔ.

Children shouldn't spend too much time online.

她喜欢上网看新闻和听音乐。

Tā xǐhuan shàngwǎng kàn xīnwén hé tīng yīnyuè.

She likes to go online to read news and listen to music.

如果你上网课时不专心，就学不到知识。

Rúguǒ nǐ shàng wǎngkè shí bù zhuānxīn, jiù xué bú dào zhīshi.

If you don't concentrate during online classes, you won't acquire knowledge.

Word Definition - 上网

shàng wǎng to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net

Individual Character Details

上 shǎng, shàng
网 wǎng