下级 (xiàjí): subordinate

Measure Word

一个下级 gè

Meanings

1 subordinate
2 lower level
3 junior

Characters

Lower level/rank.

Examples

HSK 3

这个决定需要通知下级部门。

Zhègè juédìng xūyào tōngzhī xiàjí bùmén.

This decision needs to be communicated to lower-level departments.

HSK 4

他对下级很严格。

Tā duì xiàjí hěn yángé.

He is very strict with his subordinates.

HSK 5

上级要关心下级。

Shàngjí yào guānxīn xiàjí.

Superiors should care about their subordinates.

Tips

usage

下级 is paired with 上级 (superior). Both are used in organizational/military contexts. In casual speech, people more often say 手下 (underling) or 领导 (boss/leader).

Stroke Order

下 xià

级 jí

Related Words

级别 jíbié HSK 7-9 #5,089

level / rank / grade

顶级 dǐngjí HSK 7-9 #5,572

top-level / top-notch / first-rate

下属 xiàshǔ HSK 7-9 #9,840

subordinate / underling

下落 xiàluò HSK 7-9 #4,977

whereabouts (of a person or thing) / the place where someone or something has ended up

下手 xiàshǒu HSK 7-9 #3,205

to start; to set about (doing something) / to strike; to make a move (often negative)

乡下 xiāngxia HSK 7-9 #5,507

countryside / rural area / village

下场 xiàchang HSK 7-9 #5,622

fate; end result (usually bad) / what becomes of someone

下令 xiàlìng HSK 7-9 #5,849

to give an order / to command / to issue a decree

倒下 dǎoxià HSK 7-9 #4,263

to fall down / to collapse / to be struck down

私下 sīxià HSK 7-9 #3,794

privately / in private / behind the scenes