纵横
zòng héng
Pinyin

Definition

纵横
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zòng héng
  1. lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
  2. length and breadth
  3. criss-crossed
  4. able to move unhindered
  5. abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[Hé zòng Lián héng], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

fàng zòng
  1. 1 to indulge
  2. 2 to pamper
  3. 3 to connive at
  4. 4 permissive
  5. 5 indulgent
  6. 6 self-indulgent
  7. 7 unrestrained
  8. 8 undisciplined
  9. 9 uncultured
  10. 10 boorish
héng
  1. 1 horizontal
  2. 2 across
  3. 3 crosswise
  4. 4 horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
  5. 5 to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  6. 6 to cross (a river, etc)
  7. 7 in a jumble
  8. 8 chaotic
  9. 9 (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  10. 10 violent
héng pī
  1. 1 horizontal scroll (for inscription)
héng xíng
  1. 1 to go on the rampage
  2. 2 to riot
  3. 3 to run amuck
zòng
  1. 1 warp (the vertical threads in weaving)
  2. 2 vertical
  3. 3 longitudinal
  4. 4 north-south (lines of longitude)
  5. 5 lengthwise
  6. 6 to release
  7. 7 to indulge
  8. 8 even if
zòng shǐ
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
zòng róng
  1. 1 to indulge
  2. 2 to connive at
zòng héng
  1. 1 lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
  2. 2 length and breadth
  3. 3 criss-crossed
  4. 4 able to move unhindered
  5. 5 abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[Hé zòng Lián héng], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
zòng rán
  1. 1 even if
  2. 2 even though
miào qù héng shēng
  1. 1 endlessly interesting (idiom)
  2. 2 very witty
zhuān hèng
  1. 1 imperious
  2. 2 peremptory
qiáng hèng
  1. 1 surly and unreasoning
  2. 2 bullying
  3. 3 tyrannical
cái huá héng yì
  1. 1 brimming over with talent (esp. literary)
  2. 2 brilliant
cāo zòng
  1. 1 to operate
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 to rig
  4. 4 to manipulate
héng xiàng
  1. 1 horizontal
  2. 2 orthogonal
  3. 3 perpendicular
  4. 4 lateral
  5. 5 crosswise
héng fú
  1. 1 horizontal scroll
  2. 2 banner
  3. 3 streamer
héng sǎo
  1. 1 to sweep away
  2. 2 to sweep across
héng sǎo qiān jūn
  1. 1 total annihilation
héng liáng
  1. 1 beam
héng liú
  1. 1 to overflow
  2. 2 transverse flow
  3. 3 to flow over
  4. 4 cross flow

Idioms (15)

妙趣横生
miào qù héng shēng
  1. 1 endlessly interesting (idiom)
  2. 2 very witty
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横七竖八
héng qī shù bā
  1. 1 in disorder
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens (idiom)
横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài
  1. 1 to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn
  1. 1 to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
  2. 2 to criticize right and left
横正暴敛
héng zhèng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
横眉怒目
héng méi nù mù
  1. 1 lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
  2. 2 to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
横冲直撞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng
  1. 1 lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping
  2. 2 to barge
  3. 3 to charge around violently
眼泪横流
yǎn lèi hèng liú
  1. 1 to be overflowing with tears (idiom)
纵横交错
zòng héng jiāo cuò
  1. 1 criss-crossed (idiom)
老气横秋
lǎo qì héng qiū
  1. 1 old and decrepit
  2. 2 proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
血肉横飞
xuè ròu héng fēi
  1. 1 flesh and blood flying (idiom); carnage
  2. 2 people blown to pieces
飞来横祸
fēi lái hèng huò
  1. 1 sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)

Sample Sentences

飞越辽阔的蒙古高原朱日和原野,大地上车辙纵横,战壕蜿蜒。这里曾经是一个笳鼓悲鸣、铁骑纵横的古战场,战争遗迹清晰可见。今天,它是中国人民解放军的一个现代化训练基地。
fēiyuè liáokuò de Měnggǔ gāoyuán Zhūrìhé yuányě ,dàdì shàng chēzhé zònghéng ,zhànháo wānyán 。zhèlǐ céngjīng shì yī ge jiā gǔ bēimíng 、tiěqí zònghéng de gǔ zhànchǎng ,zhànzhēng yíjì qīngxī kějiàn 。jīntiān ,tā shì ZhōngguóRénmínJiěfàngjūn de yī ge xiàndàihuà xùnliàn jīdì 。
Flying across the vast plains of Zhurihe on the Mongolian plateau, with vehicle tracks criss-crossing and trenches zig-zagging across the land. This was an ancient battleground with reed whistles sounding and drums beating, and swept through with horseback riders, with the traces of battle clear to see. Today, it is a modern training base for China's People Liberation Army.