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在線

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Mandarin · pinyin zài xiàn

online; connected to the Internet
(fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; functioning at a high level

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在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
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线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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4–4 · zai4 xian4

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