下士
Meanings
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- 1.lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)
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- 1.corporal (U.S. and British Army, British Air Force, U.S. and British Marine Corps)
- 2.petty officer third class (U.S. Navy)
- 3.petty officer second class (British Navy)
- 4.person, especially a member of the educated social classes, who is of inferior standing, intelligence, or ethics
- 5.to move an adviser (士) back one step diagonally
- 6.to display humility and respect towards lower-class persons
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Etymology
Literally, "to lower oneself to the level of the shi (low-ranking persons just above the commoners)". Typically refers to efforts of promoting or socialising with people without discrimination regarding social hierarchy.
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