下级

• 병음: xià jí
• 한자 분석: 下 = 一 + ト (below, lower); 级 = 纟+ 及 (silk thread + reach — a grade, rank, level)

뜻

하급(하위) 기관·단위/부하; 조직 내 낮은 급

Used in official, military, and organisational contexts. 下级单位 (subordinate unit), 下级机关 (lower-level authority). Contrasts with 上级 (superior, higher-ranking). A formal and administrative term.

예문

1. 上级机关下发了文件，要求各下级单位在一个月内完成整改。
2. 作为部门主管，他对下级的工作负有直接的管理责任。
3. 在任何组织中，上下级之间的有效沟通都是确保工作顺畅推进的关键。

사용 가이드

맥락: government, military, management, organisations, workplace

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 研究者指出，上下级关系不只是分工，还受信任、忠诚和考核影响，下级执行指令时要权衡更多因素。(Researchers point out that superior-subordinate relations are not just a division of labor; they are also shaped by trust, loyalty, and evaluation, so subordinates must weigh more factors when carrying out orders.)
• 现代管理认为，过度强调下级服从会压制创新和信息流动；好的管理应让下级能安全提出异见。(Modern management believes that overemphasizing subordinate obedience suppresses innovation and information flow; good management should let subordinates safely voice dissent.)

피해야 할 표현

• 下级 in interpersonal casual contexts — it is a formal administrative term; in everyday speech when referring to a junior colleague use 部下 or 手下; 下级 specifically implies official hierarchical positioning in an organisational or governmental structure

기원과 역사

下 (below, lower) + 级 (rank, level, grade — 纟+ 及, silk thread + reach = a level or grade reached) — a lower rank or level in a hierarchy

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal