In the meantime, what Saussure is doing with this relationship above and below the line is, he is saying that there is an arbitrary relationship between the concept and the sound image.

同时，索绪尔觉得这组关系,也就是线上和线下的这个组合，他说，这是一个任意的组合,在事物和声音形象之间。

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Ninety-four percent of commerce is still offline.

4%的商业活动还是在线下进行。

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