纵横 (縱橫)
zòng héng
Pinyin

Definition

纵横 (縱橫)
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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)

放纵
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
横
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
横批
héng pī
  1. 1 horizontal scroll (for inscription)
横行
héng xíng
  1. 1 to go on the rampage
  2. 2 to riot
  3. 3 to run amuck
纵
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

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

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.
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