降級 [－级]

Jyutping gong3 kap1
Pinyin jiàng jí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to demote
  2. to relegate
  3. to degrade
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    由原​本身​處​嘅​層​級​變​做​另​一​個​低​啲​嘅​位置
    to reduce to a lower rank; to demote; to downgrade
    • 佢已經唔係經理喇，噚日啱啱降咗級。
      佢已经唔系经理喇，㖊日啱啱降咗级。
      keoi5 ji5 ging1 m4 hai6 ging1 lei5 laa3, cam4 jat6 ngaam1 ngaam1 gong3 zo2 kap1.
      He is no longer a managing director as he was just demoted yesterday.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to downgrade
  2. verb
    to reduce to a lower rank; to demote
  3. verb
    to send (a student) to a lower grade