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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

降级 [jiàngjí]
  1. 1. reduce to a lower rank; demote; go down
    这个军官因行为不端而被降级
    The officer was demoted for misconduct.
  2. 2. send (a student) to a lower grade

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

降级 [jiàngjí]
  1. 1. 降低级别、等级或年级
    降级处分
    降级出售
    他功课跟不上,家长要求降级

Examples

降级
降级出售
Eric was demoted for his lack of discipline, but things have come full circle and is now back where he belonged.
艾瑞克曾因为不守纪律而被降级,但是事情兜了一圈,现在又回到了原本属于他的地方。
After arguing with his superiors, Jim was kicked downstairs to the mailroom.
和上司争吵之后,吉米被降级到邮件收发室。
The soccer team was moved down to a lower group.
这支足球队降级了。
She was upset over her demotion.
她为她的降级而难过。

Word Decomposition


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