越级 (yuè jí) — to bypass one's immediate superior (in a hierarchy); to skip a grade or rank (especially in school or promotions)
Definition
越级 means to skip a level — either reporting over your boss's head, or advancing past an intermediate rank/grade (e.g. skipping a school grade or promotion step).
verb
to bypass one's immediate superior (in a hierarchy)to skip a grade or rank (especially in school or promotions)
Examples
- 越级。Tā yīn wèi bù mǎn ér zhí jiē yuè jí xiàng zǒng jīng lǐ tóu sù.He was dissatisfied and directly bypassed his supervisor to complain to the general manager.
- ，越级。Xiǎo míng chéng jì tài hǎo, xué xiào tóng yì tā yuè jí shēng shàng liù nián jí.Xiaoming's grades were so good that the school allowed him to skip a grade and go to sixth grade.
- ，。Tā yuè le yī jí, zhí jiē dāng shàng le bù mén jīng lǐ.He skipped one rank and became department manager directly.
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