<p>We usually use the term 网民 to describe  "people who use the internet frequently".  The literal translation of 网民 is " web resident"</p>

<p>互联网用户 just means "internet user". If you have access to the internet, even if you check your email once a week, you are still an internet user.</p>

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2016-12-22T13:05:43.657Z
Similar to netizen vs net user vs internet user vs web user, these terms are interchangeable.
mootmoot
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2016-12-22T12:39:47.230Z
Tang Ho
<p>The question is simple – do these two terms mean the same thing? I have seen the first one translated as a "netizen" once, but do they principally mean the same thing? Thanks in advance!</p>

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2016-12-22T15:55:00.410Z
网民/netizen seems to be very specific to the PRC, and only used in political context, e.g. in an "online protest" the Internet users are "netizens". It's a very idiosyncratic word, and almost exclusively used for Chinese Internet users in the PRC, as if they were a different kind of "species".
imrek
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Internet user - 网民? 互联网用户?
# Internet user - 网民? 互联网用户?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-22)

The question is simple – do these two terms mean the same thing? I have seen the first one translated as a "netizen" once, but do they principally mean the same thing? Thanks in advance!

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 网民/netizen seems to be very specific to the PRC, and only used in political context, e.g. in an "online protest" the Internet users are "netizens". It's a very idiosyncratic word, and almost exclusively used for Chinese Internet users in the PRC, as if they were a different kind of "species".  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-12-22. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

We usually use the term 网民 to describe "people who use the internet frequently". The literal translation of 网民 is " web resident"

互联网用户 just means "internet user". If you have access to the internet, even if you check your email once a week, you are still an internet user.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Similar to netizen vs net user vs internet user vs web user, these terms are interchangeable.  

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