掉线

掉線
diàoxiàn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to get disconnected (from the internet)
  2. 2 to drop offline

Examples

HSK 2
Nǐ de wǎng zěnme yòu diàoxiàn le?
Why has your internet disconnected again?
HSK 3
Wǒ gāngcái dǎ yóuxì tūrán diàoxiàn le.
I was playing a game and suddenly got disconnected.
HSK 5
Shìpín huìyì lǎoshì diàoxiàn, tài fán le.
The video meeting keeps dropping, it's so annoying.

Tips

usage
Originally literal, 'the line dropped' from telephone-era 电话线. Now covers WiFi, mobile data, and any network connection. For multiplayer gaming specifically, players also say 掉了 or 断线 (duànxiàn, 'broke the line') interchangeably.

Stroke Order

diào
线 xiàn