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HSK
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
HSK 1
online
HSK 1
online friend / netizen; Internet user
HSK 1
to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)
HSK 5
to drive a car (or train etc) / (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
HSK 1
traveler; tourist / (online gaming) guest player
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *踩* | 踩* | *踩
to step on / to tread / to stamp / to press a pedal / to pedal (a bike) / (online) to downvote
HSK 6
brick and mortar business / physical (rather than online) retail store
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *噴* | 噴* | *噴
to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff / (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)
HSK 5
to go online; to put sth online / to reach a specific standard / to put into production / handler (person who oversees and directs the activities of another person in a gang, spy ring etc)
entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it)
HSK 7-9
to poke in the eye / (gaming) to place a ward (i.e. vision-granting item) / to keep tabs on (an online discussion etc); to monitor (for updates)
(gaming, esp. MOBA) to recklessly enter the attack range of an enemy tower – a stationary defense structure that automatically fires on intruders – typically resulting in death / (neologism) (slang) to provoke the authorities (e.g. online) at great personal risk
Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
peanut gallery (esp. in online forums) / onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it / (neologism c. 2016)
Taobao Marketplace, a Chinese website for online shopping
Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online
bank account / online account
HSK 6
online shop
Wikipedia (online encyclopedia)
online literature, esp. web novels (abbr. for 網絡文學|网络文学)
Internet shopping / to purchase online
online version of the People's Daily, 人民日報|人民日报
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *恩* | 恩* | *恩
favor; grace; kindness / (coll.) used like in online chat, expressing agreement
to dive / to go under water / (in an online forum) to lurk
HSK 7-9
online; connected to the Internet / (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; functioning at a high level
HSK 7-9
to generate fake transactions in order to game a commercial online platform (one that rewards users who make numerous transactions)
Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company
Alipay, online payment platform
(jocular) a day of frenetic online spending, such as Singles' Day
online advertising
online
America Online (AOL)
iQiyi, online video platform based in Beijing, launched in 2010
Baidu Tieba, lit. "Baidu Post Bar", a Chinese online forum hosted by Baidu Inc.
online game (abbr. for 網絡遊戲|网络游戏)
original poster (in an online forum) / landlord of a building (traditional)
Taobao, a Chinese online shopping website (abbr. for 淘寶網|淘宝网)
Sohu, Chinese web portal and online media company
attached externally (e.g. fuel tank); plug-in; add-on / special software used to cheat in an online game
sorry to interrupt you, but ... / sorry to have bothered you / sorry, I have to go / (slang) (coined c. 2017) used facetiously to terminate a conversation (esp. online) when the other person is being insufferable
to create an image or video by copying an existing one (e.g. taking a photo of a picture in a magazine, recording a video playing on a monitor, taking a screenshot of an online photo) / to remake (a film or TV show)
(finance) online lending (or borrowing)
click-through rate (for websites or online advertisements)
MOOC (massive open online course) (loanword)
netizen; Internet user; online community member
HSK 7-9
editor or creator of online content (diminutive term, often used to refer to oneself: I, me, this writer)
(neologism) to meet sb in real life after forming a relationship online
to pool orders (for bulk discounts or reduced shipping); to join a group purchase (esp. online)
online pornography
a guy who stays at home all the time, typically spending a lot of time playing online games (derived from Japanese "otaku")
online purchase of goods dispatched from overseas
Baidu online encyclopedia
Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling)
(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online
online / network / to connect online / to connect an electronic device to another device
to draw off (liquid) / (medicine) to perform a drainage procedure / to attract traffic online
online search
online shopaholic
mukbang, genre of online broadcast consisting of the host eating food while interacting with their audience
forum (esp. online) / discussion area / feedback
villager / (Tw) (Internet slang) person who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions
to issue a document / document issued by an authority / outgoing messages / (Internet) to post an article online
online storage space / cloud file storage
(slang) boys' love, aka BL (genre of homoerotic online literature)
Huffington Post (US online news aggregator)
model for online fashion sites etc
(archaic) title granted to a person / to ban an (online) account
online banking / abbr. for 網上銀行|网上银行
electrical lead; connecting line / (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection / (congressional) caucus
to dig a grave / (lit.) to dig up a grave; (fig.) (slang) to dig up an old thread (in an online forum etc)
Baidu Knows, online Q & A forum, zhidao.baidu.com
to converse with sb by shouting from some distance away / (fig.) to say sth intended for the ears of sb who is not in one's presence (often, by making a public statement or by posting online)
splitcharactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *PO* | PO* | *PO
(Tw) (coll.) to post (online) / also pr. [pou1]
(slang) someone successful or fulfilled in real life (as opposed to online) (loanword from Japanese リア "riajuu")
to steal an online account
Wiktionary (online dictionary)
to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛|开外挂) / (coll.) unbelievably good
to hide oneself / invisible (person or online status)
HSK 7-9
online love affair / cyberdate / Internet dating
to make money online
lit. joint eaters / a restaurant social gathering, esp. organized online among strangers
Dangdang (online retailer)
(Internet) flash sale / (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent
to sell online
online customer
content moderator specializing in pornographic material (both online and offline)
Wikispecies, (species.wikimedia.org), online project to catalog all known species
Wikistats, (stats.wikimedia.org), online tool providing statistics for Wikimedia projects
online variety show (abbr. for 網絡綜藝節目|网络综艺节目)
online classes
to chat naked (online)
to start the servers (for an online game, typically after the system has been shut down for maintenance, upgrade etc)
(computing) OLAP (online analytical processing)
(slang) (of online friends) to meet up in person
screen adaptation (TV series or movie based on an online novel or video game etc)
USB key used as a security token in Chinese online banking
online broadcast / webcast
(slang) to discuss politics online

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