等而下之 děng ér xià zhī

going from there to lower grades (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. going from there to lower grades (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
等 děng HSK 2
to wait for; to await; equal to
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it