上行下效

上行下傚
shàngxíngxiàxiào
subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)

CEDICT

Homographs

上行下效 shàngxíngxiàxiào

Entry Composition

1 上行 shàngxíng
  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
2 下 xià
  1. down
  2. downwards
  3. below
  4. lower
  5. later
  6. next (week etc)
  7. second (of two parts)
  8. to decline
  9. to go down
  10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. measure word to show the frequency of an action
=3 效 xiào variant of 效 xiào
=3 效 xiào to imitate (variant of 效 xiào)
=3 效 xiào variant of 效 xiào
=3 效 xiào
  1. effect
  2. efficacy
  3. to imitate