下线

下線

xiàxiàn

verb #35,225

Meanings

1 to go offline; to log off
2 (of a product) to roll off the assembly line
3 downline (someone below oneself in a pyramid scheme or MLM)

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Examples

我要下线了，明天聊。

Wǒ yào xiàxiàn le, míngtiān liáo.

I'm going offline — let's chat tomorrow.

新车型今天正式下线。

Xīn chēxíng jīntiān zhèngshì xiàxiàn.

The new car model officially rolled off the line today.

他骗了不少下线的钱。

Tā piàn le bù shǎo xiàxiàn de qián.

He scammed a lot of money out of his downline recruits.

Tips

usage

Three distinct senses sharing the literal frame 'come down off the line': (1) chat/online status — the everyday internet meaning; (2) factory production — note the contrast with 上线 (go online / start production); (3) MLM/pyramid scheme — the people you recruit beneath you.

Stroke Order

下 xià

线 xiàn