How to say “shop online” in Chinese
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“Shop online” in Chinese is 网购, wǎng gòu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
网购 is read wǎng gòu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a net.
On the left, 贝 “shell, money”; on the right, 勾 gōu hints at the sound. A literary counterpart of 买.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “网购”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 网购. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 现在网购已经很普遍了xiànzàiwǎnggòuyǐjīnghěnpǔbiànleShopping online is already common now.
- 网购使得生活更方便了wǎnggòushǐdeshēnghuógèngfāngbiànleOnline shopping has made life more convenient.
- 网购已经成为主流。wǎnggòuyǐjīngchéngwéizhǔliúOnline shopping has already gone mainstream.
More words from the lesson “Out shopping”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “shop online” in Chinese?
“Shop online” in Chinese is 网购, pinyin wǎnggòu.
What does 网购 mean?
网购 (wǎnggòu) means “shop online”.
How do you write 网购?
网购 is 2 characters: 网 (wǎng) — net; 购 (gòu) — buy, purchase. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 网购?
网购 is read wǎnggòu. Tones: wǎng — third tone, gòu — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“shop online” in the lesson “Out shopping”
This word is from the topic “Shopping and things” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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