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Hanzi

橫 / 横

Traditional
橫
Simplified
横

harsh and unreasonable/unexpected

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

héng, hèng, guāng, guàng, huáng, huàng

Bopomofo

ㄏㄥˊ, ㄏㄥˋ, ㄍㄨㄤ, ㄍㄨㄤˋ, ㄏㄨㄤˊ, ㄏㄨㄤˋ

Jyutping

waang4

Example sentences

橫 / 横 héng
地圖上的橫線是緯線。
地图上的横线是纬线。

The horizontal lines on the map are latitude lines.

橫行 / 横行 héngxíng
在這個缺乏監管的市場裡，劣質商品橫行，消費者難以安心購物。
在这个缺乏监管的市场里，劣质商品横行，消费者难以安心购物。

In this poorly regulated market, inferior goods are everywhere, so consumers struggle to shop with confidence.

縱橫 / 纵横 zònghéng
山區小路縱橫，第一次來的人很容易迷路。
山区小路纵横，第一次来的人很容易迷路。

Mountain paths crisscross the area, so people visiting for the first time easily get lost.

橫向 / 横向 héngxiàng
螃蟹是橫向行走的動物。
螃蟹是横向行走的动物。

Crabs are animals that walk sideways.

Example Vocabulary

橫

heng2

horizontal; across; transverse

橫批

heng2'pi1

橫行

heng2'xing2

to run rampant; to prevail unchecked

縱橫

zong4'heng2

vertical and horizontal; crisscrossing; moving freely in all directions

妙趣橫生

miao4'qu4'heng2'sheng1

專橫

zhuan1'heng4

強橫

qiang2'heng4

才華橫溢

橫向

heng2'xiang4

horizontal; lateral; sideways

合縱連橫

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