上行下效

Traditional: 上行下傚

shàng xíng xià xiào

Dictionary entry

subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)

What does 上行下效 mean?

上行下效 (shàng xíng xià xiào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)

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上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]行xíngokay · all right 下xiàdown · downwards 效xiàovariant of 傚|效[xiao4]

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上行下效

shàng xíng xià xiào

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