下行 (xià xíng) — (for trains) to go down, away from the capital; (for boats) to travel downstream

Definition

A formal/technical term: trains heading away from the capital, or boats going downstream. Contrast with 上行 (toward the capital / upstream).

verb
(for trains) to go downaway from the capital(for boats) to travel downstream

Examples

  • 下行
    Zhè tàng liè chē cóng běi jīng xià xíng, xià yí zhàn shì guǎng zhōu.
    This train goes down from Beijing; the next stop is Guangzhou.
  • 下行
    Tā men zuò chuán yán jiāng xià xíng, kàn dào le hěn duō fēng jǐng.
    They traveled downstream by boat along the river and saw a lot of scenery.
  • 下行
    Fā dà shuǐ de shí hou, chuán zhī bù néng xià xíng.
    When there's a big flood, boats cannot travel downstream.

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