to be demoted; to repeat a grade
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be held back; to repeat a grade
formalUsed in an educational context, often as a disciplinary or academic consequence for students who fail to meet promotion criteria. The subject is typically the student.
Tā他
shàng上
xué学
qī期
sān三
mén门
gōng功
kè课
bù不
jí及
gé格
，
kǒng恐
pà怕
yào要
jiàng降
bān班
le了
。
He failed three subjects last semester and might have to repeat the grade.
Xué学
xiào校
guī规
dìng定
chéng成
jì绩
tài太
chà差
de的
xué学
sheng生
bì必
xū须
jiàng降
bān班
。
The school rules state that students with very poor grades must be demoted.
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Wèi为
le了
bù不
jiàng降
bān班
，
tā他
zuì最
jìn近
xué学
xí习
tè特
bié别
nǔ努
lì力
。
To avoid being held back, he has been studying particularly hard recently.