"To demote" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 下调 | xià diào | to demote / to pass down to a lower unit |  |
| 降级 | jiàng jí | to demote / to relegate / to degrade |  |
| 免职 | miǎn zhí | to relieve sb of his post / to sack / to demote / dismissal / sacking | |
| 降职 | jiàng zhí | to demote (to a lower rank) | |
| 贬斥 | biǎn chì | to demote / to denounce | |
| 贬 |  biǎn | to diminish / to demote / to reduce or devaluate / to disparage / to censure / to depreciate | |
| 降调 | jiàng diào | falling intonation (linguistics) / to lower the key of a tune / to demote | |
| 贬职 | biǎn zhí | to demote | |
| 黜退 | chù tuì | to demote / to dismiss | |
| 贬降 | biǎn jiàng | to demote | |
