Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
47988th word
上梁不正下梁歪 shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
Bad leaders make bad followers
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | 47988th word |
Definitions
- 1. lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
Characters
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to go up; on top; above
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beam (structure); roof beam; bridge
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not; no; (negative prefix)
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exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place)
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down; below; to go down
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beam (structure); roof beam; bridge
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askew; at a crooked angle; (coll.) to lie on one's side
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