降格

liǎng dì guān xi jiàng gé

两地关系降格

lower the level of diplomatic relations between two places

jiàng gé lù yòng

降格录用

hire somebody by lowering the standards

jīng jì zēng zhǎng jiā jù le xìng bié chā jù fù bì le wén huà chuán tǒng jiāng nǚ xìng jiàng gé zhì dī rén yī děng de dì wèi

经济增长加剧了性别差距，复辟了文化传统，将女性降格至低人一等的地位。

Economic growth has exacerbated the gender gap, reviving cultural traditions that reduce women to a sub-human status.