明星 míng xīng star / celebrity syn 名人 míng rén personage / celebrity syn 上网 上網 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 灰姑娘 huī gū niang Cinderella / a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity 社会名流 社會名流 shè huì míng liú celebrity / public figure syn 一鸣惊人 一鳴驚人 yī míng jīng rén to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom) / an overnight celebrity syn 红人 紅人 hóng rén a favorite of sb in power / a celebrity / American Indian syn 知名人士 zhī míng rén shì public figure / celebrity syn 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 追星 zhuī xīng to idolize a celebrity 吧 bā bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) / to puff (on a pipe etc) / (onom.) bang / abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1] syn 转 轉 zhuǎn to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content) syn 资料 資料 zī liào material / resources / data / information / profile (Internet) / CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4] syn 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 机场 機場 jī chǎng airport / airfield / (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship / CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4] syn 楼上 樓上 lóu shàng upstairs / (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread 沙发 沙發 shā fā sofa (loanword) / CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1] / (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post 直播 zhí bō (TV, radio) to broadcast live / live broadcast / (Internet) to livestream / (agriculture) direct seeding 膝盖 膝蓋 xī gài knee / (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) syn 收藏 shōu cáng to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc) / to put away for safekeeping / (Internet) to bookmark / a collection syn 语音 語音 yǔ yīn speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message syn 互联网 互聯網 hù lián wǎng Internet syn 海龟 海龜 hǎi guī turtle / Internet slang for 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1] 站点 站點 zhàn diǎn a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc) / (Internet) site (website, FTP site etc) 小号 小號 xiǎo hào trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) a number one / a piss / (humble) our store / alternate account (for an Internet forum etc) 因特网 因特網 yīn tè wǎng Internet 网路 網路 wǎng lù network (computer, telecom) / Internet / Taiwanese term for 網絡|网络[wang3 luo4] 马甲 馬甲 mǎ jiǎ corset / sockpuppet (Internet slang) / vest (dialect) syn 爬虫 爬蟲 pá chóng reptile / (Internet) web crawler 网吧 網吧 wǎng bā Internet café 大虾 大蝦 dà xiā prawn / (Internet slang) expert / whiz syn 筒子 tǒng zi tube-shaped object / tube / bobbin / (Internet slang) homonym for 同志[tong2 zhi4] syn 米粉 mǐ fěn rice flour / rice-flour noodles / (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan syn 绿化 綠化 lǜ huà to make green with plants / to reforest / (Internet slang) Islamization 水军 水軍 shuǐ jūn (archaic) navy / person employed to post messages on the Internet (abbr. for 網絡水軍|网络水军[Wang3luo4 shui3jun1]) syn 雅虎 yǎ hǔ Yahoo, Internet portal 酱紫 醬紫 jiàng zǐ dark reddish purple / Internet slang abbr. for 這樣子|这样子[zhe4 yang4 zi5] 百度 bǎi dù Baidu, Internet portal and search engine, www.baidu.com, listed as BIDU on NASDAQ since 1999 乡民 鄉民 xiāng mín villager / (Tw) (Internet slang) person who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions syn 网民 網民 wǎng mín netizen / Internet user / online community member 贝宝 貝寶 bèi bǎo PayPal (Internet payment and money transfer company) 灌水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 网际 網際 wǎng jì Internet / net / cyber- 置顶 置頂 zhì dǐng to sticky (an Internet forum thread etc) 网络电话 網絡電話 wǎng luò diàn huà Voice over Internet Protocol 网关 網關 wǎng guān network router / gateway (to Internet or between networks) 点击率 點擊率 diǎn jī lǜ click-through rate (CTR) (Internet) 剧集 劇集 jù jí (serialized TV or Internet drama) show / series 电脑网 電腦網 diàn nǎo wǎng computer network / Internet 断线 斷線 duàn xiàn (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break / (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued / (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected / cut off 大神 dà shén deity / (Internet slang) guru / expert / whiz 网虫 網蟲 wǎng chóng Internet addict 掉线 掉線 diào xiàn to get disconnected (from the Internet) 无线上网 無線上網 wú xiàn shàng wǎng wireless Internet access 主播 zhǔ bō (news) anchor / (program) host / (Internet) streamer 网际网路 網際網路 wǎng jì wǎng lù (Tw) Internet 实名制 實名制 shí míng zhì system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc) 内容管理系统 內容管理系統 nèi róng guǎn lǐ xì tǒng content management system (CMS) (Internet) 泡吧 pào bā to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc) / to go clubbing 探花 tàn huā candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4yuan2]) / (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet 刷屏 shuā píng to flood (on an Internet forum etc) 网瘾 網癮 wǎng yǐn Internet addiction / net addiction / web addiction 热帖 熱帖 rè tiě hot thread (in an Internet forum) 公网 公網 gōng wǎng (computing) public network / wide area network / Internet 狗粮 狗糧 gǒu liáng dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to "eat" it) 痞子蔡 pǐ zi cài Rowdy Cai (1969-), Taiwanese Internet writer 网络语言 網絡語言 wǎng luò yǔ yán Internet slang / netspeak / cyberspeak 封禁 fēng jìn to ban (narcotics, a movie etc) / to block (a road etc) / (Internet) to block (a user) 河蟹 hé xiè river crab / Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和諧|和谐[he2 xie2], which is blocked by the great firewall of China) syn 神马 神馬 shén mǎ mythical horse / Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shen2 me5] 英特网 英特網 yīng tè wǎng variant of 因特網|因特网[Yin1 te4 wang3], Internet 闪 閃 shǎn to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine syn 密 mì dense / close / thick / intimate / close / (bound form) secret / confidential / (Internet slang) to send a private message to (sb) / to DM syn 汗 hàn perspiration / sweat / CL:滴[di1],頭|头[tou2],身[shen1] / to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection) syn 赞 贊 zàn to patronize / to support / to praise / (Internet slang) to like (an online post on Facebook etc) syn 拉拉 lā lā lesbian (Internet slang) / Labrador retriever syn 网友 網友 wǎng yǒu online friend / netizen / Internet user 谷歌 gǔ gē Google, Internet company and search engine 维基 維基 wéi jī wiki (Internet) 名噪一时 名噪一時 míng zào yī shí to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom) / temporary or local celebrity syn 戴表 dài biǎo to wear a watch / homophone for 代表[dai4 biao3] used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC 百渡 bǎi dù variant or erroneous form of 百度, PRC internet portal 秒杀 秒殺 miǎo shā (Internet) flash sale / (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent 怼 懟 duǐ (Internet slang) to attack verbally / to publicly criticize / to call out 流量明星 liú liàng míng xīng (neologism c. 2014) celebrity with a huge, devoted fan base / celebrity with a huge following on social media 动Ｌ 動Ｌ dòng L flowing / flexible / lively (internet slang) / flowing / flexible / lively (Internet slang) 网络水军 網絡水軍 wǎng luò shuǐ jūn "Internet Navy" / paid Internet posters / astroturfers UP主 U P zhǔ (Internet slang) uploader (person who uploads a video or other content to the Internet) / pronounced [a4 pu5 zhu3] / (loanword from Japanese うｐ主, "upunushi") 断网 斷網 duàn wǎng to cut off access to the Internet / to shut down the Internet 木子美 mù zǐ měi Mu Zimei, Chinese celebrity 儿基会知名人士支助者指导方针 兒基會知名人士支助者指導方針 Guidelines for UNICEF Celebrity Supporters 同款 tóng kuǎn similar (model) / merchandise similar to that used by a celebrity etc 人设 人設 rén shè the design of a character (in games, manga etc) (abbr. for 人物設定|人物设定) / (fig.) (a celebrity or other public figure's) image in the eyes of the public / public persona 抠脚 摳腳 kōu jiǎo to scratch one's foot / (fig.) to be stingy / (slang) (of a celebrity) to twiddle one's thumbs (i.e. not release any new material etc) 口播 kǒu bō (broadcasting) to speak to the audience / to advertise a product by speaking directly to the audience / endorsement (by a celebrity for a product, delivered orally) 塌房 tā fáng (neologism c. 2020) (of a celebrity) to have one's reputation tank due to a scandal 顶流 頂流 dǐng liú (slang) top-tier celebrity or influencer (abbr. for 頂級流量|顶级流量[ding3ji2 liu2liang4]) 电脑网络 電腦網絡 diàn nǎo wǎng luò Internet 