| 1. | The lower level is subordinate to the higher level . 下级服从上级。 |
| 2. | The minority is subordinate to the majority . 少数服从多数。 |
| 3. | Minor principles should be subordinated to major ones . 小道理要服从大道理。 |
| 4. | The part must be subordinated to the whole . 局部服从全局。 |
| 5. | In the army , lieutenants are subordinate to captains . 在陆军中,中尉是上尉的下级。 |
| 6. | Neither is subordinate to the other . 彼此不相统属。 |
| 7. | All the other issues are subordinate to this one 所有问题都要从属于这一问题。 |
| 8. | In the army , lieutenants are subordinate to captains 在陆军,中尉的地位从属于上尉。 |
| 9. | A wife should be subordinate to her husband in every way 妻子必须在各个方面完全听命于丈夫 |
| 10. | A captain is subordinate to a major 上尉比少校的级别低。 |