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上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
What 上行下效 means
- subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
The characters in 上行下效
- 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…
- 下xiàdown; downwards; below
- 效xiàoto imitate (variant of 效
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