Internet & phone 100

100 phrases

Getting online10 网 means net and covers both the internet and a wifi network: 这里有网吗 asks whether there is any connection at all. 流量 is mobile data, literally "flow quantity", and 我开热点给你 - I'll turn on a hotspot for you - is a common courtesy.
Apps10 软件 and 应用 both mean app, with 软件 the older word (software) and 应用 the newer. 手机内存不够 - not enough phone memory - is the complaint that ends most app conversations. 我卸载了 - I uninstalled it - uses 卸, to unload, the same verb used for taking cargo off a truck.
Accounts and logins10 验证码 - verification code - is a word you will meet daily in China, since almost every service confirms identity by SMS. 账号被锁了 - the account is locked - and 忘记密码了 are the two failures worth being able to state clearly to a support agent.
Looking things up10 网上说法不一 - "online accounts differ" - is a useful and honest phrase for the state of most information. 别信谣言 warns against rumours, 谣言 being a word with real weight in Chinese public life. 换个关键词 - try a different keyword - is the practical fix.
Social media10 朋友圈 - "friend circle" - is WeChat's feed and is not quite a social network: it is visible only to your contacts, and posts to it are more considered than a public timeline. 我刷手机 uses 刷, to brush or swipe, for the act of scrolling.
Video and streaming10 很火 - literally "very fiery" - means something has gone viral, and it is the standard way to say a video is popular. 我倍速看 - I watch at double speed - describes a habit so widespread in China that platforms build the control prominently into the player.
Shopping online10 包邮 - free shipping, literally "post included" - is a decisive factor in Chinese online shopping and appears on almost every listing. 和图片不一样 - it doesn't match the photo - is the complaint that starts most refund requests, and 我申请退款 is how you start one.
Paying with your phone10 扫我的二维码 - scan my QR code - is the physical gesture of Chinese payment, and the code goes both directions: you scan the merchant or they scan you. 余额不足 - insufficient balance - is the message you least want to see, and 到账了吗 asks whether a transfer has landed.
When it plays up10 闪退 - "flash exit" - is the word for an app crashing, and it describes the experience better than "crash" does. 卡住了 uses 卡, to jam or stick, which is also the word for a card - the sense is of something wedged. 备份了吗 - have you backed up - is the question asked too late.
Staying safe and sane10 诈骗 - fraud - is a word worth recognising instantly, because 这是诈骗信息 is what a friend will say about a message you were about to trust. 我被盗号了 - my account was stolen - uses 盗, to steal, and 号, the account number. 适度使用最好 closes the category sensibly.

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