Read Edit View history 上行下效 shàngxíngxiàxiào as those above act, so those below follow Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 上行下效 shàngxíngxiàxiào variants: 上行下傚 as those above act, so those below follow As superiors or elders do, subordinates or juniors will follow suit; now often used in a negative sense to describe how bad behavior is imitated by others Edit Delete References Add reference see 言传身教/言傳身教 → 上行下效/上行下效 Edit Delete synonym 邹缨齐紫/鄒纓齊紫 → 上行下效/上行下效 Edit Delete
上行下效 shàngxíngxiàxiào variants: 上行下傚 as those above act, so those below follow As superiors or elders do, subordinates or juniors will follow suit; now often used in a negative sense to describe how bad behavior is imitated by others Edit Delete