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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)

妙趣横生

miào qù héng shēng

1 endlessly interesting (idiom)
2 very witty

Idioms (15)

妙趣横生

miào qù héng shēng

1 endlessly interesting (idiom)
2 very witty

枝节横生

zhī jié héng shēng

1 side issues keep arising (idiom)

横七竖八

héng qī shù bā

1 in disorder
2 at sixes and sevens (idiom)

横刀夺爱

héng dāo duó ài

1 to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)

横征暴敛

héng zhēng bào liǎn

1 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

Sample Sentences

贴春联的时候，最后一个字是第一声或第二声的，贴在左边；最后一个字是第三声或第四声的，贴在右边。右边的是“上联”，左边的是“下联”，先唸上联，再唸下联，最后唸上面那条横幅。

tiē chūnlián de shíhou ，zuìhòu yī gè zì shì dì yī shēng huò dì èrshēng de ，tiē zài zuǒbiān ；zuìhòu yī gè zì shì dì sānshēng huò dì sìshēng de ，tiē zài yòubiān 。yòubiān de shì “shànglián ”，zuǒbiān de shì “xiàlián ”，xiān niàn shànglián ，zài niàn xiàlián ，zuìhòu niàn shàngmian nàtiáo héngfú 。

When you are sticking up your spring couplets, if you find that the last character ends in a first or second tone, this should be stuck on the left hand side. If the last character is a third or forth tone, it should be stuck on the right side. The one on the right is the "shang lian - the top line". The one on the left hand side is the "xia lian - the bottom line". You read it from 'top to bottom'. Then you read the one that goes across horizontally.

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小学时候我们班就有三类人：“仙人”就是那种看各种高端怪书的奇葩（比如卡尔维诺的《宇宙奇趣全集》）；“完人”这种人会跳舞会唱歌会主持节目会各种乐器，还奥数好英语好钢琴八级；还有一种人没啥当，只好当“井货”（横竖都是二）。

xiǎoxué shíhou wǒmen bān jiù yǒu sān lèi rén ：“xiānrén ”jiùshì nàzhǒng kàn gèzhǒng gāoduān guài shū de qípā （bǐrú kǎ ěr wéi nuò de 《yǔzhòu qíqù quánjí 》）；“wánrén ”zhèzhǒng rén huì tiàowǔ huì chànggē huì zhǔchí jiémù huì gèzhǒng yuèqì ，hái ÀoShù hǎo Yīngyǔ hǎo gāngqín bā jí ；háiyǒu yīzhǒng rén méi shá dāng ，zhǐhǎo dāng “jǐng huò ”（héngshu dōu shì èr ）。

There were three kinds of people in my elementary school: the Merlin - nerds who read all kinds of wired high-end books (like Calvino’s Trolltech Universe Collection); the Paragon - the kids who could sing, dance, host games, play instruments, were good at all subjects, and could play piano like a professional; what was left were those kids who couldn’t be either, so they could only be “lol"s (It is lol either way).

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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.

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我记得《烟雨蒙蒙》、《婉君表妹》、《庭院深深》等电影，横扫了当时金马奖的各大奖项。

wǒ jìde 《 yānyǔméngméng 》、《 wǎnjūnbiǎomèi 》、《 tíngyuànshēnshēn 》děng diànyǐng ，héngsǎo le dāngshí jīnmǎjiǎng de gèdà jiǎngxiàng 。

I remember films like "Fire and Rain", "Four Loves" and "You Can't Tell Him", and they swept the board at the Golden Horse Awards at the time.

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影帝方面就很无聊了，卡西艾弗莱克一路横扫所有大奖，当然他的演出也很值得拿奖，可是这样就不够紧张刺激。

yǐngdì fāngmiàn jiù hěn wúliáo le ，kǎxī àifúláikè yī lù héngsǎo suǒyǒu dàjiǎng ，dāngrán tā de yǎnchū yě hěn zhídé ná jiǎng ，kěshì zhèyàng jiù bù gòu jǐnzhāng cìjī 。

The Best Actor in a Leading Role category is boring, Casey Affleck is set to scoop up all the big awards. Of course his performances are all worthy of the awards, but it doesn't make it very tense or exciting.

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哪里哪里，您是青年才俊，才华横溢却又谦逊有礼，来，为这次成功，这杯酒敬你！

nǎli nǎli ，nín shì qīngniáncáijùn ，cáihuá héngyì què yòu qiānxùn yǒulǐ ，lái ，wèi zhècì chénggōng ，zhè bēi jiǔ jìng nǐ ！

No, no, you're a fantastic young achiever. Despite your cup running over with talent, you're still modest and polite. Come, I'll raise a toast to your success!

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没事儿没事儿，您可以把A 4纸...横过来，努力吸气！您看，这不是藏起来啦，来笑一个，“茄子”！

méishìr méishìr ，nín kěyǐ bǎ ēisì zhǐ . . . héng guòlái ，nǔlì xīqì ！nín kàn ，zhè bùshì cáng qǐlái la ，lái xiào yī gè ，“qiézi ”！

It doesn't matter, you can put the A4 page... on its side, and make an effort to suck it in! See, isn't it hidden now? Now smile and say "cheese"!

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免贵姓王，三横一竖王。

miǎnguìxìng Wáng ，sān héng yī shù Wáng 。

My surname is Wang, the "Wang" character with three horizontal strokes and one vertical stroke.

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你听我说完，我叫住你，是因为见你印堂发黑，快要遭遇横祸，我估计你最近因为感情问题而会有大祸，是对方有暴力问题，还是你把人家告上法庭，引来报复？

nǐ tīng wǒ shuō wán ，wǒ jiào zhù nǐ ，shì yīnwèi jiàn nǐ yìntáng fāhēi ，kuàiyào zāoyù hénghuò ，wǒ gūjì nǐ zuìjìn yīnwèi gǎnqíng wèntí ér huì yǒu dà huò ，shì duìfāng yǒu bàolì wèntí ，háishì nǐ bǎ rénjiā gào shàng fǎtíng ，yǐnlái bàofù ？

Let me finish. I called you over because I saw that your glabella was lacking luster, which indicates that you'll soon meet with an unexpected calamity. I predict that you'll meet with a big disaster in your love life, likely a violent partner, or that you'll take someone to court and that they'll take revenge against you?

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肯定少不了什么暗恋的人，系里的才子帅哥，风度翩翩才华横溢的老师。每个人都这样过来的。我们男生也卧谈。或者熄灯了就开始喝啤酒。

kěndìng shǎobùliǎo shénme ànliàn de rén ，xì lǐ de cáizǐ shuàigē ，fēngdùpiānpiān cáihuáhéngyì de lǎoshī 。měi ge rén dōu zhèyàng guòlai de 。wǒmen nánshēng yě wòtán 。huò zhě xīdēng le jiù kāishǐ hē píjiǔ 。

Of course you inevitably talked about your crushes, the smartest, best looking guys in the department, the charming and witty teachers. That's how it was for all of us. Us guys were also chatting in our beds or drinking beer with the lights out.

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