下行

xiàxíng

verb #29,314

Meanings

1 to go downstream
2 downbound (of trains)
3 to issue documents downward (in a hierarchy)
4 descending (of text on page)

Characters

down; below; lower

to go; to travel; to move

Examples

HSK 2

河水下行，流向大海。

Héshuǐ xiàxíng, liú xiàng dàhǎi.

The river flows downstream toward the sea.

HSK 4

下行列车从北京开往广州。

Xiàxíng lièchē cóng Běijīng kāi wǎng Guǎngzhōu.

The downbound train runs from Beijing to Guangzhou.

Tips

usage

In Chinese railway terminology, 下行 (downbound) trains travel away from Beijing, the capital. The opposite is 上行 (upbound), toward Beijing. This reflects the traditional idea of the capital as 'up'.

Stroke Order

下 xià

行 xíng