wǎngluò zǒngshì diàoxiàn.

It follows a very common Mandarin pattern:

Subject + adverb + verb/action

• 网络 = the network / internet connection
• 总是 = always
• 掉线 = to disconnect / to drop offline

So the structure is:

网络 + 总是 + 掉线
= The network always disconnects / The internet connection keeps dropping

Mandarin word order is often similar to English here: the adverb 总是 comes before the verb.

网络 literally means network.

In real usage, it can mean:

• a computer network
• the internet
• a data connection
• the overall network connection

In this sentence, it most naturally means the internet/network connection.

Depending on context, English translations could be:

• The internet keeps disconnecting
• The network always drops
• The connection always goes out

Yes, very often in everyday speech people shorten 网络 to 网.

For example:

• 网总是掉线。
• 我的网掉线了。

But 网络 sounds a bit more complete or neutral, while 网 sounds more casual and conversational.

So:

• 网络总是掉线。 = perfectly natural
• 网总是掉线。 = also natural, a bit more colloquial

总是 means always.

It is an adverb, so it usually goes before the verb or verb phrase it modifies.

Here it modifies 掉线:

• 总是掉线 = always disconnects

Compare:

• 他总是迟到。 = He is always late.
• 我总是忘记。 = I always forget.

So in 网络总是掉线, 总是 is in the normal adverb position.

掉线 is made of:

• 掉 = to fall, to drop
• 线 = line

Literally, it is something like the line drops.

In modern usage, 掉线 means:

• to lose connection
• to disconnect
• to go offline
• to have the connection drop

It is commonly used for:

• internet connections
• phone calls
• online games
• people dropping out of a chat or voice call

So 网络掉线 is like saying the network connection drops.

Because this sentence describes a habitual/repeated situation, not a single completed event.

• 网络总是掉线。 = The network always disconnects.
  This means it happens regularly.

If you say:

• 网络掉线了。

that usually means:

• The network disconnected
• The connection just dropped

So:

• without 了 → general fact / repeated complaint
• with 了 → a specific change or event

Yes, you could also use 老是.

• 总是 = always
• 老是 = always, all the time, often with a complaining tone

So:

• 网络总是掉线。 = The network always disconnects.
• 网络老是掉线。 = The network keeps disconnecting. / The network is always dropping.
  This often sounds a little more annoyed.

Both are natural, but 老是 can feel more colloquial and more emotional.

Yes, it can be used for people too, especially in online situations.

For example:

• 他掉线了。 = He got disconnected.
• 我刚刚掉线了。 = I got disconnected just now.

In gaming or online chat, it is very common.

It can even be used a bit playfully in extended meanings, such as someone mentally zoning out, though the main meaning is still about losing connection.

Mandarin often omits information that is clear from context.

So 网络总是掉线 can mean:

• the network always disconnects
• my internet keeps dropping
• the connection keeps going out

If the speaker is obviously talking about their own Wi-Fi or internet, there is no need to say 我的.

If you want to be more explicit, you can say:

• 我的网络总是掉线。 = My network always disconnects.
• 家里的网络总是掉线。 = The home internet always disconnects.

The full pronunciation is:

wǎngluò zǒngshì diàoxiàn

Tone by tone:

• 网 wǎng = 3rd tone
• 络 luò = 4th tone
• 总 zǒng = 3rd tone
• 是 shì = 4th tone
• 掉 diào = 4th tone
• 线 xiàn = 4th tone

A few tips:

• wǎng ends with the -ng sound, not just wan
• luò should be a clear 4th tone
• zǒngshì is spoken smoothly as one phrase
• diàoxiàn has two 4th tones in a row, so it may sound firm and clipped

Yes, it is completely natural.

It sounds like a typical complaint about unstable internet.

In real life, people might also say:

• 网络总是掉线，烦死了。 = The internet keeps disconnecting; it’s so annoying.
• 我们家网络总是掉线。 = Our home internet always disconnects.
• 这破网络总是掉线。 = This lousy network always disconnects.

So the sentence on its own is short, natural, and very usable.

Not exactly. That English translation sounds more like a state, while the Chinese sentence usually emphasizes a repeated action/event: the connection keeps dropping.

More natural English translations are:

• The internet always disconnects.
• The connection keeps dropping.
• The network keeps going offline.

So 掉线 is usually more dynamic than simply be disconnected.

Yes. Depending on what exactly you mean, you could say:

• Wi‑Fi总是掉线。 = The Wi‑Fi always disconnects.
• 网络连接总是掉线。 = The network connection always drops.
• 手机网络总是掉线。 = The mobile data connection always drops.
• 宽带总是掉线。 = The broadband keeps disconnecting.

These are all natural, and they make the problem more specific than just 网络.