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Mandarin · pinyin xià xiàn

to go offline
(of a product) to roll off the assembly line
downline (person below oneself in a pyramid scheme)

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下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
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线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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4–4 · xia4 xian4

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verb

to go offline

noun

(marketing) down line
(fencing) low line

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