[ xiàjí ] 1.(指组织) lower level [rank]: 下级服从上级。 the lower level is subordinate to the higher level.; the lower level subordinates itself to the higher level. 2.(指人员) subordinate 短语和例子 下级干部 cadres of lower ranks; junior cadres; 在陆军中, 中尉是上尉的下级。 in the army, lieutenants are subordinate to captains.; 下级单位 subordinate unit; 下级法院 court below; inferior court; 下级机关 government office at a lower level; 下级军官 low-ranking officer; junior officer; 下级组织 subordinate organization