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héng
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6

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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

横笔
héng bǐ

bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)

横竖
héng shu

anyway

横县
héng xiàn

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

横眉怒目
héng méi nù mù

lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes

横斜钩
héng xié gōu

⺄ stroke in Chinese characters

横神经
héng shén jīng

transverse commissure

横加
héng jiā

violently

横行霸道
héng xíng bà dào

to oppress

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

横说竖说
héng shuō shù shuō

to explain sth over and over again

横三竖四
héng sān shù sì

in disorder

横跨
héng kuà

to span

横流
héng liú

to overflow

横眉立目
héng méi lì mù

to scowl and stare down

发横财
fā hèng cái

to make easy money

蛮横
mán hèng

rude and unreasonable

横过
héng guò

to traverse

横路
héng lù

side street

横爬行
héng pá xíng

to walk sideways

涕泗横流
tì sì héng liú

tears and mucus flowing profusely

专横
zhuān hèng

imperious

人行横道线
rén xíng héng dào xiàn

crosswalk

横财
hèng cái

easy money

横结肠
héng jié cháng

transverse colon (anatomy)

横祸
hèng huò

unexpected calamity

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)

骄横
jiāo hèng

arrogant

横蛮
hèng mán

see 蠻橫|蛮横[mán hèng]

横峰县
héng fēng xiàn

Hengfeng county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

横断物
héng duàn wù

transverse object

横躺
héng tǎng

to lie flat

横眉
héng méi

to concentrate one's eyebrows

横山县
héng shān xiàn

Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi

横行
héng xíng

to go on the rampage

横溢
héng yì

to overflow

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

横翻筋斗
héng fān jīn dǒu

to turn cartwheels

血肉横飞
xuè ròu héng fēi

flesh and blood flying (idiom); carnage

妙语横生
miào yǔ héng shēng

to be full of wit and humor

横骨
héng gǔ

pubic bone

横陈
héng chén

to lie in disarray

横摇
héng yáo

rolling motion (of a boat)

老气横秋
lǎo qì héng qiū

proud of one's age and experience (idiom)

横纹肌
héng wén jī

striated muscle

横向
héng xiàng

horizontal

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

横尸遍野
héng shī biàn yě

corpses strew the field

横楣子
héng méi zi

lintel

纵横驰骋
zòng héng chí chěng

to criss-cross

横七竖八
héng qī shù bā

in disorder

横幅标语
héng fú biāo yǔ

slogan banner

横幅
héng fú

horizontal scroll

横隔膜
héng gé mó

diaphragm (anatomy)

横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài

to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)

人行横道
rén xíng héng dào

crosswalk; pedestrian crossing

强横
qiáng hèng

surly and unreasoning

横滨
héng bīn

Yokohama, Japan

横木
héng mù

horizontal beam

横扫千军
héng sǎo qiān jūn

total annihilation

横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn

to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)

横队
héng duì

row

横斑腹小鸮
héng bān fù xiǎo xiāo

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

横额
héng é

horizontal tablet (for an inscription)

横批
héng pī

horizontal scroll (for inscription)

横剖面
héng pōu miàn

horizontal section

横切
héng qiē

to cut across

横桁帆
héng héng fān

boom sail

横渡
héng dù

to cross (a body of water)

横杠
héng gàng

bar

横吹
héng chuī

military wind and percussion music played on horseback under the Han

横生
héng shēng

to grow without restraint

纵横字谜
zòng héng zì mí

crossword

横断步道
héng duàn bù dào

pedestrian crossing

横须贺
héng xū hè

Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay)

纵横交错
zòng héng jiāo cuò

criss-crossed (idiom)

横膈
héng gé

diaphragm

才华横溢
cái huá héng yì

brimming over with talent (esp. literary)

横楣
héng méi

lintel

窝里横
wō li hèng

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

横膈膜
héng gé mó

diaphragm (anatomy)

横波
héng bō

transverse wave

打横炮
dǎ héng pào

to butt in

横段山脉
héng duàn shān mài

Hengduan mountains dividing Sichuan from Tibet

横山乡
héng shān xiāng

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

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)

横斑林莺
héng bān lín yīng

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

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]

横直
héng zhí

(colloquial) whatever

妙趣横生
miào qù héng shēng

endlessly interesting (idiom)

横振动
héng zhèn dòng

transverse vibration

横穿
héng chuān

to cross

水横枝
shuǐ héng zhī

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

横空
héng kōng

filling the atmosphere

横死
hèng sǐ

to die by violence

涕泗纵横
tì sì zòng héng

tears and mucus flowing profusely

横暴
hèng bào

brutal

横排
héng pái

horizontal setting (printing)

横贯
héng guàn

horizontal traverse

横斜
héng xié

oblique

横标
héng biāo

banner

横扫
héng sǎo

to sweep away

横肉
héng ròu

fierce-looking

横筋斗
héng jīn dǒu

cartwheel

横是
héng shi

probably

横截面
héng jié miàn

cross-section

横折
héng zhé

(horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)

横飞
héng fēi

to splash across

横钩
héng gōu

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

飞来横祸
fēi lái hèng huò

sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)

横须贺市
héng xū hè shì

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

横纲
héng gāng

yokozuna

横心
héng xīn

to steel oneself

眼泪横流
yǎn lèi hèng liú

to be overflowing with tears (idiom)

枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng

side issues keep arising (idiom)

横峰
héng fēng

Hengfeng county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

纵横
zòng héng

lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal

横线
héng xiàn

horizontal line

横冲直撞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng

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

横断面
héng duàn miàn

horizontal section

横截
héng jié

to cut across

横加指责
héng jiā zhǐ zé

to blame unscrupulously

蛮横无理
mán hèng wú lǐ

rude and unreasonable

横头横脑
héng tóu héng nǎo

coarse and arrogant

横棱纹
héng léng wén

crosswise pattern

横步
héng bù

sidestep (in dance)

横卧
héng wò

to recline

横街
héng jiē

side street

横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié

to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

横隔
héng gé

tabula (horizontal floor of polyp)

横坐标
héng zuò biāo

horizontal coordinate

横眼
héng yǎn

from the side of the eye

横梁
héng liáng

beam

横躺竖卧
héng tǎng shù wò

to lie down all over the place

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)

横纹
héng wén

horizontal stripe

横截线
héng jié xiàn

transversal line

横匾
héng biǎn

horizontal tablet (for an inscription)

风趣横生
fēng qù héng shēng

(idiom) spiced with wit

横越
héng yuè

to cross

横眉竖眼
héng méi shù yǎn

to scowl fiercely