线下

線下

xiànxià

noun

Meanings

1 offline
2 in-person (as opposed to online)

Characters

Examples

我们下周线下见面聊。

Wǒmen xià zhōu xiànxià jiànmiàn liáo.

Let's meet up offline next week to talk.

这家品牌只在线下门店销售。

Zhè jiā pǐnpái zhǐ zài xiànxià méndiàn xiāoshòu.

This brand is sold only in physical stores.

Tips

usage

线 here is the 'line' of an online connection. The natural pair is 线上 (xiànshàng, online). E-commerce and tech news constantly contrast 线上线下融合 (xiànshàng xiànxià rónghé, online–offline integration), often abbreviated O2O.

Stroke Order

线 xiàn

下 xià