上行下效

shàng xíng xià xiào

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 上行下效

下
xià

down

行
háng

row

行
xíng

to walk

上行
shàng xíng

(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital)

效
xiào

effect

上
shàng

on top