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左迁
zuǒ​qiān

to demote

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
左迁 左遷 zuǒ​qiān
to demote
(literary) to demote a government official. In ancient China, the right side was the position of honor while the left was lower, hence the term.

Frequency

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0.014 per million

Cross-References

Referenced by

  • 左 zuǒ

Antonym

  • 荣升 róng​shēng

Sources

Frequency data
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