降级

降級

jiàngjí

verb #19,301

Meanings

1 to demote
2 to relegate
3 to downgrade

Characters

to lower; to descend

rank; level; grade

Examples

他因为犯错被降级了。

Tā yīnwèi fàncuò bèi jiàngjí le.

He was demoted because of a mistake.

那支球队降级到乙级联赛了。

Nà zhī qiúduì jiàngjí dào yǐjí liánsài le.

That team was relegated to the second division.

Tips

usage

Used both for job demotions (降级处分) and sports relegation. The opposite is 升级 (to promote/upgrade).

Stroke Order

降 jiàng

级 jí