上网
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 3
上网 (shàngwǎng) · to go online
上网 (shàngwǎng) means “to go online”. It is written with 2 characters: 上 (on) + 网 (net). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 上网 is built
The characters
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
网 wǎng · net
What 网 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A net for catching fish (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我晚上上网看电影。Wǒ wǎnshang shàngwǎng kàn diànyǐng.I watch movies online in the evening.
这儿能上网吗？Zhèr néng shàngwǎng ma?Can I get online here?
Questions about 上网
What does 上网 mean?
上网 (shàngwǎng) means “to go online”.
How do you pronounce 上网?
上网 is pronounced shàngwǎng.
Which HSK level is 上网?
上网 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 关上guānshàngto close
- 楼上lóushàngupstairs
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 马上mǎshàngimmediately
- 上班shàngbānto go to work
- 上边shàngbianabove
- 上车shàngchēto get on a vehicle
- 上次shàngcìlast time
Learn 上网 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 26: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.