横财 (hèng cái): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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横财
横财
(hèng cái): Ill-gotten wealth (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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横 • hèng • horizontal • HSK 2.0 L6
HSK 6
hèng
横
horizontal
财 • cái • wealth, money, valuables
cái
财
wealth, money, valuables
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 横财.
Words with
横
纵横
zònghéng
criss-cross; with great ease; freely
横向
héng xiàng
Horizontal / lateral
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
Words with
财
财产
cái chǎn
property; assets; estate
发财
fā cái
get rich; make a fortune
理财
lǐ cái
to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management
财务
cái wù
financial affairs
财富
cái fù
wealth; fortune; riches
财政
cái zhèng
government finance; public economy
财物
cái wù
property
财力
cái lì
Financial strength
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Example Sentences with 横财
Tā
他
kào
靠
dǔ
赌
bó
博
fā
发
le
了
hèng
横
cái
财
。
He made a windfall through gambling.
Hèng
横
cái
财
wǎng
往
wǎng
往
lái
来
de
得
kuài
快
qù
去
de
Tā
他
mèng
梦
xiǎng
想
yī
一
yè
夜
zhī
之
jiān
间
fā
发
bǐ
笔
得
yě
也
kuài
快
。
Ill-gotten wealth often comes quickly and goes quickly.
hèng
横
cái
财
。
He dreams of making a windfall overnight.
