下行 xiàxíng down (i.e. away from the capital)
(of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital); (of river boats) to travel downstream; to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels; (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom
How to remember 下行: 下 down + 行 go = down (i.e. away from the capital).
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How it is used
- 'Down-line / downstream / downward': trains away from the capital, documents issued to lower levels - 下行文件 (xiàxíng wénjiàn) a document sent down.
- Technical; in networking 下行 = download. Contrast 上行.
Example sentences
- 我们本该考虑一下行程。 Wǒmen běngāi kǎolǜyīxià xíngchéng.We should've taken the schedule into consideration.