降级 (jiàng jí) — to demote; to downgrade (in rank or grade)
Definition
降级 means to lower someone in rank, title, or academic grade — typically applied to people (employees, students). For non-living things like software or products, 降级 is the standard term; for a literal downward movement use 下降.
verb
to demoteto downgrade (in rank or grade)
Examples
- ，降级。Yīn wèi gōng zuò shī wù, tā bèi jiàng jí le.Because of a work mistake, he was demoted.
- 降级。Xué xiào jué dìng bǎ jǐ gè chéng jì chà de xué shēng jiàng jí.The school decided to downgrade several students with poor grades.
- 。Tā qù nián bèi jiàng guò liǎng cì jí.He was demoted twice last year.
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