Read Edit View history 左迁 zuǒqiān to demote Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 左迁/ 左遷 zuǒqiān 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. Edit Delete References Add reference see 左/左 → 左迁/左遷 Edit Delete antonym 荣升/榮升 → 左迁/左遷 Edit Delete
左迁/ 左遷 zuǒqiān 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. Edit Delete