等而下之 děng ér xià zhī

DEFINITIONS

  1. going from there to lower grades (idiom)

CHARACTERS

等 děng
HSK 2
rank, grade; wait; equal; 'etc.'
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to