降格以求 — “To lower one's standards to find or achieve something”
降格以求 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lower one's standards to find or achieve something”. To settle for less than ideal. Literally, “Lower standards to seek”.
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由于预算有限，我们不得不降格以求，选择了一款功能较少但价格更合理的产品。
Due to a limited budget, we had to lower our standards and opted for a product with fewer features but a more reasonable price.
Idioms Related to 降格以求
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- jiàng降rén人yǐ以xīn心win hearts and minds
- xiáng降yāo妖zhuō捉guài怪subdue demons and catch monsters
- xiáng降yāo妖chú除guài怪subdue demons and monsters
- jiàng降zūn尊lín临bēi卑condescend to associate with inferiors
- jiàng降zūn尊lín临bēi卑，，qū屈gāo高jiù就xià下condescend to inferiors
- jiàng降zūn尊yū纡guì贵condescend to humble oneself
- jiàng降xīn心xià下qì气to humble oneself and be conciliatory
- jiàng降xīn心fǔ俯shǒu首humbly submit and obey
- jiàng降xīn心xiāng相cóng从Humble oneself and comply
- jiàng降xīn心shùn顺sú俗humble oneself and conform to popular customs
- jiàng降zhì志rǔ辱shēn身lower aspirations and debase oneself
- jiàng降běn本liú流mò末neglect essentials, focus on trifles
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Open the tool →Questions about 降格以求
What does 降格以求 mean?
降格以求 (jiàng gé yǐ qiú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lower one's standards to find or achieve something”.
How do you pronounce 降格以求?
降格以求 is pronounced jiàng gé yǐ qiú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 降格以求 literally mean?
Literally, 降格以求 means “Lower standards to seek”. It is used to mean “to lower one's standards to find or achieve something”.
What is the Chinese definition of 降格以求?
格：规格，标准。降低标准去寻求。