络 (lào): small net, net-like object, to hold sth in place with a net
络 (lào) is a Chinese character meaning “small net.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 各 (phonetic). It ranks #1117 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 络 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lěi, to accumulate), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- small net
- net-like object
- to hold sth in place with a net
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 络
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 联络 | lián luò | to get in touch with |
| 联络官 | lián luò guān | liaison officer |
| 络腮胡子 | luò sāi hú zi | full beard |
| 笼络 | lǒng luò | to coax |
| 热络 | rè luò | intimate |
| 络绎不绝 | luò yì bù jué | (idiom) continuously |
| 经络 | jīng luò | energy channels |
| 脉络 | mài luò | arteries and veins |
| 筋络 | jīn luò | tendons and muscles |
| 对外联络部 | duì wài lián luò bù | CCP central committee's external affairs department (i.e. Chinese communist party's foreign office) |
| 网络管理系统 | wǎng luò guǎn lǐ xì tǒng | network management system |
| 网络管理员 | wǎng luò guǎn lǐ yuán | network administrator |
| 开放式网络 | kāi fàng shì wǎng luò | open network |
| 网络规划人员 | wǎng luò guī huà rén yuán | network planner |
| 快速以太网络 | kuài sù yǐ tài wǎng luò | Fast Ethernet |
络 appears in 81 compound words: 4 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 52 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 络 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
网络技术的发展让信息传播变得更加快捷。
Wǎngluò jìshù de fāzhǎn ràng xìnxī chuánbō biàn de gèngjiā kuàijié.
The development of network technology has made information dissemination faster.
日本 PC 市场活络、1 月销量大增 26%;华硕市占第 3
rì běn P C shì chǎng huó lào , 1 yuè xiāo liàng dà zēng 2 6 ; huá shuò shì zhàn dì 3
The Japanese PC market was active, with sales increasing by 26% in January; ASUS market shares the third place
...两幼犬被困笼内 一狗断尾惹乌绳 区议员联络仓主无果报警求助
. . . liǎng yòu quǎn bèi kùn lóng nèi yī gǒu duàn wěi rě wū shéng qū yì yuán lián lào cāng zhǔ wú guǒ bào jǐng qiú zhù
... Two puppies were trapped in a cage, and a dog had its tail cut off and got into a black rope
冬天手脚冰冷 中医教你经络保养术
dōng tiān shǒu jiǎo bīng lěng zhōng yī jiào nǐ jīng lào bǎo yǎng shù
In winter, your hands and feet are cold, and traditional Chinese medicine teaches you meridian maintenance techniques
...026年除夕晚23:50至初一0:20网络支付最..
. . . nián chú xī wǎn zhì chū yī wǎng lào zhī fù zuì . .
... .026 New Year's Eve 23:50 pm to New Year's Day 0:20 pm Internet payments most...
用户报告多个网络服务出现问题
yòng hù bào gào duō gě wǎng lào fú wù chū xiàn wèn tí
Users report problems with multiple network services
“以前网络好稚嫩啊，是吧？”“不，并没有。”
"yǐqián wǎngluò hǎo zhìnèn ā, shì ba?""bù, bìng méiyǒu."
"The Internet was so innocent back then, wasn't it?" "No, it wasn't."
我们以后要保持联络啊。
Wǒmen yǐhòu yào bǎochí liánluò ā.
From now on, let's keep in touch.
我无法与他联络上。
Wǒ wúfǎ yǔ tā liánluò shàng.
I can't get in touch with him.
立刻联络你的经纪人。
Lìkè liánluò nǐ de jīngjìrén.
Get in touch with your agent right away.
Character Family
纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical
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