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上行

shàng xíng

2-character word

What 上行 means

1. (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital)
2. (of river boats) to go against the current
3. to submit (a document) to higher authorities

The characters in 上行

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…

Words starting with 上行

• 上行下效shàng xíng xià xiàosubordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)

Sounds the same

Read shàng xíng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 上刑severe punishment; worst punishment; to torture