Chinese word

上线

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàng xiàn

Meaning

  • verbgo online

Example

她刚刚上线了，你可以给她打电话。tā gāng gāng shàng xiàn le nǐ ké yǐ gěi tā dǎ diàn huà

She just went online, so you can call her.

Illustration for 上线 (go online)

More examples

客服已经上线，可以开始咨询了。kè fú yǐ jīng shàng xiàn ké yǐ kāi shǐ zī xún le

Customer service is already online, so you can start asking questions.

Core concept

A person, account, device, or service moves onto a network and becomes available to others.

Common phrases

  • 刚刚上线gāng gāng shàng xiàn

    just went online

  • 已经上线yǐ jīng shàng xiàn

    already online

  • 还没上线hái méi shàng xiàn

    not online yet

  • 系统上线xì tǒng shàng xiàn

    system goes live

Similar words

登录dēng lù: Enter an account with a username or password to begin using it.
上网shàng wǎng: Connect to the internet and use online services or websites.
发布fā bù: Release a service or piece of content for public use.

Definition in Chinese

账号、设备或服务开始连接到网络并可被访问，或指将某项内容投入运行以开始提供服务。zhàng hào shè bèi huò fú wù kāi shǐ lián jiē dào wǎng luò bìng kě bèi fǎng wèn huò zhǐ jiāng mǒu xiàng nèi róng tóu rù yùn xíng yǐ kāi shǐ tí gōng fú wù

Word origin

上线 (shàngxiàn, "go online") is a modern compound of 上 (shàng, "onto") and 线 (xiàn, "line"), picturing something joining a communication network.

Usage tips

  • The subject helps identify the sense: a person or account is usually online and reachable, whereas a platform or feature has often just become available to the public.

Other meanings

  • log inverb
  • go liveverb

Opposites

  • 下线xià xiàngo offlineverb

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