# 下级 (xiàjí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 下级 (xiàjí) means “subordinate; lower level”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: subordinate; lower level
- Pinyin: xiàjí (xia4 ji2)
- Traditional: 下級
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 好领导懂得倾听下级的意见。
  Hǎo lǐngdǎo dǒngde qīngtīng xiàjí de yìjiàn.
  A good leader knows how to listen to subordinates' opinions.

## Characters

- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below
- [级](https://hanziro.com/word/ji-level/) (jí): level; grade

https://hanziro.com/word/xia-ji-subordinate/

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