降志辱身 jiàngzhìrǔshēn to lower one's standards and compromise oneself Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 降 jiàng verb to lower to lower; to reduce; to demote (e.g., price, rank)志 zhì noun will aspiration; ideal; ambition; the will to achieve something辱 rǔ verbnoun to insult to insult; to bring shame to; to bring disgrace upon身 shēn nounpronoun self one's own person; oneself; personally