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横

héng · heng/hèng · heng

Traditional 橫

HSK 6Old HSK 5

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
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Writing the character 王

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，王(wáng)字(zì)怎么(zěnme)写(xiě)？

    Dengdeng, how do I write the character 王?

  2. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)写(xiě)最(zuì)上面(shàngmiàn)的(de)一横(yīhéng)，再(zài)写(xiě)中间(zhōngjiān)的(de)横(héng)。

    First the top horizontal stroke, then the middle one.

  3. Liangliang

    然后(ránhòu)还有(háiyǒu)一横(yīhéng)吗(ma)？

    Then another horizontal stroke?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，三横(sānhéng)一竖(yīshù)。

    Yes, three horizontals and one vertical stroke.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)多(duō)写(xiě)了(le)一横(yīhéng)，现在(xiànzài)不是(bùshì)字(zì)了(le)！

    I wrote one horizontal stroke too many. Now it's not a character!

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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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