horizontal; across; to lie crosswise

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
zài
shāng
jiè
zòng
héng
duō
nián
jīng
yàn
fēng

He has been active in the business world for many years with rich experience.

2
qǐng
zài
héng
xiàn线
shàng
tián
xiě
de
xìng
míng

Please write your name on the horizontal line.

3
zhè
zuò
qiáo
héng
kuà
zài
kuān
kuò
de
liú
shàng

This bridge spans across the wide river.

4
zhè
tiáo
zòng
héng
jiāo
cuò

This road crisscrosses.

5
zài
shāng
jiè
zòng
héng
duō
nián
jīng
yàn
fēng

He has been active in the business world for many years and has rich experience.

6
zhè
běn
shū
zòng
héng
jīn
hán
gài
le
fēng
de
shǐ
zhī
shí

This book spans ancient and modern times, covering a wealth of historical knowledge.

7
zhè
zhāng
zhuō
zi
shì
héng
xiàng
de

This table is horizontal.

8
men
yào
héng
xiàng
jiào
zhè
liǎng
chǎn
pǐn
de
xìng
néng

We need to make a horizontal comparison of the performance of these two products.

9
zài
tuán
duì
zuò
zhōng
héng
xiàng
gōu
tōng
zòng
xiàng
gōu
tōng
gèng
yǒu
xiào

In teamwork, horizontal communication is more efficient than vertical communication.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes15
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1728
Zhuyinㄏㄥˊ
Components
UnicodeU+6A2A
CangjieDLLC
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality