héng

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Definitions

  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

Words Containing 横

横七竖八
héng qī shù bā

in disorder

横向
héng xiàng

horizontal

纵横
zòng héng

lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal

纵横交错
zòng héng jiāo cuò

criss-crossed (idiom)

人行横道
rén xíng héng dào

crosswalk; pedestrian crossing

人行横道线
rén xíng héng dào xiàn

crosswalk

合纵连横
hé zòng lián héng

Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[zòng héng jiā] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

妙语横生
miào yǔ héng shēng

to be full of wit and humor

妙趣横生
miào qù héng shēng

endlessly interesting (idiom)

专横
zhuān hèng

imperious

强横
qiáng hèng

surly and unreasoning

才华横溢
cái huá héng yì

brimming over with talent (esp. literary)

打横炮
dǎ héng pào

to butt in

枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng

side issues keep arising (idiom)

横三竖四
héng sān shù sì

in disorder

横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài

to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)

横切
héng qiē

to cut across

横剖面
héng pōu miàn

horizontal section

横加
héng jiā

violently

横加指责
héng jiā zhǐ zé

to blame unscrupulously

横匾
héng biǎn

horizontal tablet (for an inscription)

横吹
héng chuī

military wind and percussion music played on horseback under the Han

横尸遍野
héng shī biàn yě

corpses strew the field

横山县
héng shān xiàn

Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi

横山乡
héng shān xiāng

Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan

横峰
héng fēng

Hengfeng county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

横峰县
héng fēng xiàn

Hengfeng county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

横幅
héng fú

horizontal scroll

横幅标语
héng fú biāo yǔ

slogan banner

横坐标
héng zuò biāo

horizontal coordinate

横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn

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

横心
héng xīn

to steel oneself

横截
héng jié

to cut across

横截线
héng jié xiàn

transversal line

横截面
héng jié miàn

cross-section

横批
héng pī

horizontal scroll (for inscription)

横折
héng zhé

(horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)

横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn

to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)

横振动
héng zhèn dòng

transverse vibration

横扫
héng sǎo

to sweep away

横扫千军
héng sǎo qiān jūn

total annihilation

横排
héng pái

horizontal setting (printing)

横摇
héng yáo

rolling motion (of a boat)

横斑林莺
héng bān lín yīng

(bird species of China) barred warbler (Sylvia nisoria)

横斑腹小鸮
héng bān fù xiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) spotted owlet (Athene brama)

横斜
héng xié

oblique

横斜钩
héng xié gōu

⺄ stroke in Chinese characters

横断
héng duàn

to cross (a road, an ocean etc)

横断山脉
héng duàn shān mài

Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet

横断步道
héng duàn bù dào

pedestrian crossing

横断物
héng duàn wù

transverse object

横断面
héng duàn miàn

horizontal section

横是
héng shi

probably

横暴
hèng bào

brutal

横木
héng mù

horizontal beam

横桁帆
héng héng fān

boom sail

横梁
héng liáng

beam

横楣
héng méi

lintel

横楣子
héng méi zi

lintel

横杠
héng gàng

bar

横标
héng biāo

banner

横步
héng bù

sidestep (in dance)

横死
hèng sǐ

to die by violence

横段山脉
héng duàn shān mài

Hengduan mountains dividing Sichuan from Tibet

横波
héng bō

transverse wave

横流
héng liú

to overflow

横渡
héng dù

to cross (a body of water)

横溢
héng yì

to overflow

横滨
héng bīn

Yokohama, Japan

横滨市
héng bīn shì

Yokohama, major port city in Kanagawa prefecture 神奈川縣|神奈川县[shén nài chuān xiàn], Japan

横爬行
héng pá xíng

to walk sideways

横生
héng shēng

to grow without restraint

横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié

to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

横直
héng zhí

(colloquial) whatever

横眉
héng méi

to concentrate one's eyebrows

横眉冷对千夫指
héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ

to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)

横眉怒目
héng méi nù mù

lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes

横眉立目
héng méi lì mù

to scowl and stare down

横眉竖眼
héng méi shù yǎn

to scowl fiercely

横眼
héng yǎn

from the side of the eye

横神经
héng shén jīng

transverse commissure

横祸
hèng huò

unexpected calamity

横棱纹
héng léng wén

crosswise pattern

横空
héng kōng

filling the atmosphere

横穿
héng chuān

to cross

横笔
héng bǐ

bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)

横筋斗
héng jīn dǒu

cartwheel

横纹
héng wén

horizontal stripe

横纹肌
héng wén jī

striated muscle

横结肠
héng jié cháng

transverse colon (anatomy)

横纲
héng gāng

yokozuna

横线
héng xiàn

horizontal line

横县
héng xiàn

Heng county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[nán níng], Guangxi

横翻筋斗
héng fān jīn dǒu

to turn cartwheels

横肉
héng ròu

fierce-looking

横膈
héng gé

diaphragm

横膈膜
héng gé mó

diaphragm (anatomy)

横卧
héng wò

to recline

横蛮
hèng mán

see 蠻橫|蛮横[mán hèng]

横行
héng xíng

to go on the rampage

横行霸道
héng xíng bà dào

to oppress

横街
héng jiē

side street

横冲直撞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng

(idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing; to charge around; to rampage

横说竖说
héng shuō shù shuō

to explain sth over and over again

横竖
héng shu

anyway

横财
hèng cái

easy money

横贯
héng guàn

horizontal traverse

横越
héng yuè

to cross

横跨
héng kuà

to span

横路
héng lù

side street

横躺
héng tǎng

to lie flat

横躺竖卧
héng tǎng shù wò

to lie down all over the place

横过
héng guò

to traverse

横钩
héng gōu

horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)

横陈
héng chén

to lie in disarray

横队
héng duì

row

横隔
héng gé

tabula (horizontal floor of polyp)

横隔膜
héng gé mó

diaphragm (anatomy)

横须贺
héng xū hè

Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay)

横须贺市
héng xū hè shì

Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan

横头横脑
héng tóu héng nǎo

coarse and arrogant

横额
héng é

horizontal tablet (for an inscription)

横飞
héng fēi

to splash across

横骨
héng gǔ

pubic bone

水横枝
shuǐ héng zhī

cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai

涕泗横流
tì sì héng liú

tears and mucus flowing profusely

涕泗纵横
tì sì zòng héng

tears and mucus flowing profusely

发横财
fā hèng cái

to make easy money

眼泪横流
yǎn lèi hèng liú

to be overflowing with tears (idiom)

窝里横
wō li hèng

(coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home

纵横字谜
zòng héng zì mí

crossword

纵横家
zòng héng jiā

School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[sū qín] and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪[zhàng yí]

纵横驰骋
zòng héng chí chěng

to criss-cross

老气横秋
lǎo qì héng qiū

proud of one's age and experience (idiom)

蛮横
mán hèng

rude and unreasonable

蛮横无理
mán hèng wú lǐ

rude and unreasonable

血肉横飞
xuè ròu héng fēi

flesh and blood flying (idiom); carnage

连横
lián héng

Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[zòng héng jiā] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

风趣横生
fēng qù héng shēng

(idiom) spiced with wit

飞来横祸
fēi lái hèng huò

sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)

骄横
jiāo hèng

arrogant