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横向 (héng xiàng): Horizontal / lateral (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
横 • héng • horizontal • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
héng
横
horizontal
向 • xiàng • towards • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
xiàng
向
towards
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 横向.
Words with
横
纵横
zònghéng
criss-cross; with great ease; freely
专横
zhuān hèng
arbitrary, domineering
横幅
héng fú
banner
横扫
héng sǎo
sweep across
横梁
héng liáng
crossbeam, beam
横穿
héng chuān
to cross (a street, road, etc.)
横行
héng xíng
to run rampant, to act tyrannically
横财
hèng cái
ill-gotten wealth; windfall
Words with
向
方向
fāng xiàng
direction
向上
xiàng shàng
upward
面向
miàn xiàng
to face
一向
yí xiàng
consistently; all along; always (previously)
倾向
qīng xiàng
be inclined to; prefer
向导
xiàng dǎo
guide
向往
xiàng wǎng
yearn for; look forward to
向来
xiàng lái
always; all along
4.
How to Use 横向 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
héng
横
xiàng
向
yí
移
dòng
动
neutral
horizontal movement
héng
横
xiàng
向
fā
发
zhǎn
展
formal
horizontal development
héng
横
xiàng
向
bǐ
比
jiào
较
formal
horizontal comparison
Verb + Object
with
联系
jìn
进
xíng
行
héng
横
xiàng
向
lián
联
xì
系
5.
Example Sentences with 横向
zhè
这
zhāng
张
zhuō
桌
zi
子
shì
是
héng
横
xiàng
formal
Written
establish horizontal connections
向
de
的
。
This table is horizontal.
wèi
为
le
了
quán
全
miàn
面
píng
评
gū
估
,
wǒ
我
men
们
xū
需
yào
要
jìn
进
xíng
行
héng
横
xiàng
向
de
的
shì
市
chǎng
场
diào
调
yán
研
。
For a comprehensive evaluation, we need to conduct horizontal market research.
nǐ
你
néng
能
héng
横
xiàng
向
duì
对
bǐ
比
yí
一
xià
下
zhè
这
liǎng
两
fèn
份
bào
报
gào
告
de
的
jié
结
lùn
论
ma
吗
?
Can you horizontally compare the conclusions of these two reports?
wǒ
我
men
们
xū
需
yào
要
héng
横
xiàng
向
bǐ
比
jiào
较
zhè
这
liǎng
两
gè
个
chǎn
产
pǐn
品
de
的
xìng
性
néng
能
。
We need to make a horizontal comparison of the performance of these two products.
zhè
这
ge
个
xiàng
项
mù
目
dì
的
héng
横
xiàng
向
hé
合
zuò
作
bìng
并
méi
没
yǒu
有
dá
达
dào
到
yù
预
qī
期
de
的
xiào
效
guǒ
果
。
The horizontal collaboration of this project did not achieve the expected results.