Definition

1. Verb:
   • To demote: To officially move someone to a lower rank, position, or grade, typically as a disciplinary measure or due to poor performance.
   • To downgrade: To reduce the status, level, or classification of something or someone.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Phạm khuyết điểm bị giáng cấp. (He was demoted for making mistakes.)
  • Công ty quyết định giáng cấp nhân viên đó xuống vị trí cũ. (The company decided to demote that employee back to their old position.)
  • Khách sạn bị giáng cấp từ 5 sao xuống 4 sao. (The hotel was downgraded from 5 stars to 4 stars.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is most commonly used in formal, organizational contexts such as the military, civil service, corporations, or rating systems.
• It implies an official, authoritative action and often carries a negative connotation of punishment or failure.

Variants and Related Words

• Hạ cấp (v): A close synonym meaning to lower in rank or grade.
• Giáng chức (v): Specifically means to demote from a position or office. While very similar, can sometimes emphasize the removal from a specific title or role, whereas can refer to a reduction in grade level (e.g., salary grade) as well.

Synonyms

• Demote: To lower in rank or position.
• Downgrade: To reduce to a lower grade, status, or level.
• Relegate: To assign to an inferior rank or position.

Antonyms

• Thăng cấp (v): To promote, to advance to a higher rank.
• Tăng cấp (v): To upgrade, to raise to a higher grade or level.

Related Phrases

• Lệnh giáng cấp: A demotion order.
  • Anh ta nhận lệnh giáng cấp từ cấp trên. (He received a demotion order from his superior.)

1. Reduce to a lower rank (grade), demote
   • Phạm khuyết điểm bị giáng cấp
     To be reduced to a lower rank because of some mistakes