七横八竖 (qī héng bā shù): In a state of disorder or chaos (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 1

qī七

seven

HSK 6

héng横

horizontal

HSK 1

bā八

eight

HSK 6

shù竖

vertical; upright; perpendicular

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Example Sentences with 七横八竖

shū书

zhuō桌

shàng上

qī七

héng横

bā八

shù竖

dì地

duī堆

mǎn满

le了

shū书

hé和

bǐ笔

jì记

běn本

。

The desk was piled messily with books and notebooks lying in all directions.

tā他

de的

zì字

xiě写

dé得

qī七

héng横

bā八

shù竖

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横扫

héng sǎo

sweep across

横梁héng liángcrossbeam, beam

横穿héng chuānto cross (a street, road, etc.)

横行héng xíngto run rampant, to act tyrannically

五花八门

wǔ huā bā mén

numerous and varied / all sorts of

四通八达sì tòng bā dáwell-connected

四面八方sì miàn bā fāngall directions / from all sides

三八sān bāInternational Women's Day (March 8); gossipy person (slang)

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Example Sentences with 七横八竖

shū书

zhuō桌

shàng上

qī七

héng横

bā八

shù竖

dì地

duī堆

mǎn满

le了

shū书

hé和

bǐ笔

jì记

běn本

。

The desk was piled messily with books and notebooks lying in all directions.

tā他

de的

zì字

xiě写

dé得

qī七

héng横

bā八

shù竖

，

hěn很

nán难

biàn辨

rèn认

。

His handwriting is all over the place, very hard to read.

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