HSK V7-9
Correct

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Strokes

Definition

low ranking/low level/underclass/subordinate

Example

As a Noun

lower level/rank

1
Xiàjí
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fúcóng
服从
shàngjí
上级
  
。

The lower level is subordinate to the higher level.

2
Xiàjí
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jūnguān
军官

lower-ranking officer; junior officer

3
Xiàjí
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guānyuán
官员

junior/subordinate official; lower-level official

As a Noun

subordinate

4
Tā
他
de
的
xiàjí
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hěn
很
qīngshì
轻视
tā
他
  
。

His subordinates are really contemptuous of him.

5
Duì
对
xiàjí
下级
hěn
很
cūbào
粗暴

be rude to one's subordinates