网友

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 他是我认识多年的网友。▶ —
   He is an online friend I’ve known for years.
2. 这条新闻引起了网友热议。▶ —
   This news sparked heated discussion among netizens.

Collocations

Mnemonic

网 wǎng "net, web" + 友 yǒu "friend": a friend met on the web, i.e. an online friend or netizen. Korean renders it as ne-ti-jeun or nu-ri-kkun. The 网 of 网络 "network". By context it means both a personal online friend and the broad public of netizens.

Related

Quick check

1. In 网友热议, who are the 网友?

   • the broad public of netizens
   • close family
   • company colleagues
   • school friends