Entry
上shàng行xíng下xià效xiào

  1. subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)

    trad. 上行下傚

Also written 上行下傚【shàng xíng xià xiào】

Characters in this word

4
行
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(bound form) row; line, (bound form) line of business; trade; profession, (bound form) commercial firm, (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age), (in data tables) row; (Tw) column, classifier for rows or lines

Pinyin
háng
Strokes
6
Frequency
379 of 2500
Words starting with 行Words ending in 行Anywhere in a word
下
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down, downwards, below, lower, later, next (week etc), second (of two parts), to decline, to go down, to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc), measure word to show the frequency of an action

Pinyin
xià
Strokes
3
Frequency
184 of 2500
Words starting with 下Words ending in 下Anywhere in a word