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横

héng · heng/hèng · heng

Traditional 橫

Meaning

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héng 橫

  1. horizontal
  2. across
  3. crosswise
  4. horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
  5. to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  6. to cross (a river, etc)
  7. in a jumble
  8. chaotic
  9. (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  10. violent

hèng 橫

  1. harsh and unreasonable
  2. unexpected

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)从(cóng)这(zhè)里(lǐ)过(guò)去(qù)到(dào)那(nà)里(lǐ)，穿(chuān)过(guò)第(dì)二(èr)条(tiáo)横(héng)马(mǎ)路(lù)就(jiù)是(shì)。

You can get there by crossing the street at the second intersection.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by minshirui · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)把(bǎ)木(mù)板(bǎn)横(héng)放(fàng)在(zài)两(liǎng)张(zhāng)椅(yǐ)子(zi)中(zhōng)间(jiān)。

He placed the board horizontally between two chairs.

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