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English translation: on(-)line & off(-)line

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Chinese term or phrase:	网上网下
English translation:	on(-)line & off(-)line
Entered by:	Germaine A Hoston

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05:04 Feb 1, 2009

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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

Chinese term or phrase: 网上网下

This is used in an academic article describing reactions to a ceremony honoring a leading Chinese scholar. What does this expression mean?

Thank you in advance!

Germaine A Hoston KudoZ activity Questions: 535 (10 open) (10 without valid answers) (22 closed without grading) Answers: 130 United States
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on(-)line & off(-)line

Explanation:
It's probably referred to the online and offline reactions to the ceremony. Means the evaluations respectively on Internet and from other sources/means other than Internet. According to the actual situations in China, they tend to seek opinions on Internet...

Just my idea, for your reference

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Adsion Liu
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Local time: 23:56

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on(-)line & off(-)line

Adsion Liu

Online Offline

Fredrick Banks

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8 mins confidence:

Online Offline

Explanation:
I'm not 100% sure on this, but looking at results I can find it seems to be used in the following manner:

Adhere to the same standards of behavior 网上网下行为一致
online that you follow in real life

You can see the reference link. This is the only English I can find regarding this phrase. Considering your context, I'm guessing it probably means something else. Just throwing this out there anyway.

Reference: http://qzone.qq.com/blog/12834934-1211427548

Fredrick Banks
United States
Local time: 20:56
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