联系 聯繫 lián xì connection / contact / relation / to get in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touch syn 联络 聯絡 lián luò to get in touch with / to contact / to stay in contact (with) / liaison / (math.) connection syn 关联 關聯 guān lián to be related / to be connected / relationship / connection 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 天线 天線 tiān xiàn antenna / mast / connection with high-ranking officials 相连 相連 xiāng lián to link / to join / link / connection syn 瓜葛 guā gé connection / association / involvement syn 联想 聯想 lián xiǎng to associate (cognitively) / to make an associative connection / mental association / word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs 打通 dǎ tōng to open access / to establish contact / to remove a block / to put through (a phone connection) syn 交集 jiāo jí (of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously / to intermingle / common ground / points of commonality / overlap / connection / interaction / dealings / (math.) (set theory) intersection syn 门路 門路 mén lù way of doing sth / the right social connection syn 无缘 無緣 wú yuán to have no opportunity / no way (of doing sth) / no chance / no connection / not placed (in a competition) / (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc 沾边 沾邊 zhān biān to have a connection with / to be close (to reality) / to be relevant / to have one's hand in syn 接地 jiē dì earth (electric connection) / to earth 联通 聯通 lián tōng connection / link / to link together 攀附 pān fù to climb (of climbing plants) / to creep / to cling on to / fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful) / social climbing syn 接轨 接軌 jiē guǐ railtrack connection / to integrate into sth / to dock / to connect / to be in step with / to bring into line with / to align syn 并联 並聯 bìng lián parallel connection 良缘 良緣 liáng yuán good karma / opportune connection with marriage partner 连线 連線 lián xiàn electrical lead / connecting line / (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc) / to go online / connection / (congressional) caucus 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 男女关系 男女關係 nán nǚ guān xì man-woman connection / intimate relationship 拨号连接 撥號連接 bō hào lián jiē dial-up connection / dial-up networking 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 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 网络红人 網絡紅人 wǎng luò hóng rén Internet celebrity 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 思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom) / to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection syn 维基 維基 wéi jī wiki (Internet) 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 拨接 撥接 bō jiē dial-up (Internet connection) 蹭网 蹭網 cèng wǎng (coll.) to use sb else's Internet connection (with or without permission) 