(wǎng shàng yuē huì) - internet dating, online dating in Mandarin
wǎngshàngyuēhuìTraditional: 網上約會
Translation
internet dating, online dating
Stroke order
网
上
约
会
Examples
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More and more young people like internet dating.
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Internet dating carries a certain amount of risk.
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She met her boyfriend through internet dating.
核。
Internet dating platforms need to verify identities.
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He does not trust internet dating much.
网上约会 (wǎngshàng yuēhuì) is internet dating, built from 网上 (wǎngshàng, online, literally "on the net") and 约会 (yuēhuì, a date or appointment).
It covers both the general activity and a specific arrangement: 她喜欢网上约会 (tā xǐhuan wǎngshàng yuēhuì) means she likes online dating as a practice, while 我们的网上约会 (wǒmen de wǎngshàng yuēhuì) would mean "our online date."
The word sits alongside 网友 (wǎngyǒu), an internet friend or contact met online, and 交友软件 (jiāoyǒu ruǎnjiàn), dating apps. An English speaker should note that 约会 (yuēhuì) alone already means "date," so 网上约会 (wǎngshàng yuēhuì) is not built from an unrelated word for "internet" plus "romance," but "date" narrowed down to the online kind.
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