How to classify websites in Chinese

There are numerous websites, and we use different websites every day. But do you know how to classify different types of websites in Chinese. 

我们每天都会用到不同的网站，种类繁多。你知道如何用中文将这些网站分类吗？

1. Social Media sites 社交网站 (shè jiāo wǎng zhàn)

I don't have time to try out every new social media network that pops up.

各种社交网络层出不穷，我没时间挨个试一遍。

2. Online Services 服务型网站 (fú wù xíng wǎng zhàn)

It's an online service that helps people to learn Chinese.

这是一个汉语学习网站。

These services can be free of charge, freemium service, or need subscription. 

这些网站提供的service可能是免费的，也有可能是需要付费订阅的（subscription services）。

3. E-commerce sites 电商 (diàn shāng)

Like Tmall, Taobao and JD. 

天猫、淘宝、京东等在线销售商品的网站就是E-commerce sites，即电商。

4. News sites 新闻网站 (xīn wén wǎng zhàn)

It’s also known as news portal. “Portal” here means that the pages contains many links, and these links connect people to other websites. These websites include XINHUA, people.cn, sina and Tencent. 

也可称之为news portal（新闻门户）。所谓的“门户”指的是页面含有很多链接，能链接到其它网站的内容。新华网、人民网、新浪、腾讯等都是News sites。

5. Forums 论坛 (lùn tán)

Tianya, maopu, tieba and NetEase forum 

天涯、猫扑、贴吧等都属于Forums。有的新闻网站也设有自己的Forums，比如网易论坛。

例如：

I was so glad to find this thread, and to know that lots of people have the same problem as me!

能找到这个帖子我真是太高兴了，终于知道还有很多人跟我有一样的问题！

6. Portfolios 名人主页 (míng rén zhǔ yè)

You can find the works of some artists, photographers and models. 

有些艺术家、摄影师、模特可能有自己的官网，上面有自己的作品。

7. Wikis 百科网站 (bǎi kē wǎng zhàn)

Net users can edit and post on these wikis, like Baidu, 360 encyclopedia. 

百度百科、360百科等。这种百科网站的特点是普通网友可以参与词条的编辑（需要审核）。

Wikipedia is thought to be the world's largest wiki with more than 280,000 articles.

维基百科拥有超过28万个词条，被视为世上最大的网络百科。

8. Tutorial sites 教程类网站 (jiāo chéng lèi wǎng zhàn)

Tutorials on photographing, computer programming can be found on these websites. An expert of a field is available there for students to contact. 

上面有各种教程，比如摄影教程、计算机编程教程等，通常某一专业领域的人在里面交流沟通。

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