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纵横 (zònghéng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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纵横 consists of 2 characters.

vertical, lengthwise, or to release

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 纵横.

Words with 纵

操纵cāo zòng
放纵fàng zòng
纵容zòngróng
纵深zòngshēn
纵然zòngrán
纵观zòngguān
纵横交错zòng héng jiāo cuò

Words with 横

横向héng xiàng
横七竖八héng qī shù bā
纵横交错zòng héng jiāo cuò

How to Use 纵横 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 纵横 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith老泪

lǎo老

lèi泪

zòng纵

héng横

formalWritten

tears streaming down one's aged face

Verb + Complementwith驰骋

zòng纵

héng横

chí驰

chěng骋

Verb + Objectwith天下

zòng纵

héng横

tiān天

xià下

Idiomwith交错

zòng纵

héng横

jiāo交

cuò错

Example Sentences with 纵横

zhè这

tiáo条

lù路

zòng纵

héng横

jiāo交

cuò错

formal

Written

gallop freely

formal

Written

roam the world freely

formal

crisscross

。

This road crisscrosses.

tā他

zòng纵

héng横

yú于

gè各

dà大

guó国

jì际

lùn论

tán坛

，

jiàn见

jiě解

zǒng总

shì是

dú独

dào到

ér而

shēn深

kè刻

。

He moves with great ease among major international forums, and his insights are always unique and profound.

nǐ你

rú如

hé何

néng能

zài在

zhí职

chǎng场

zòng纵

héng横

duō多

nián年

ér而

shǐ始

zhōng终

bǎo保

chí持

rè热

qíng情

？

How have you managed to navigate the workplace with such ease for so many years while maintaining your passion?

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tā他

zài在

shāng商

jiè界

zòng纵

héng横

duō多

nián年

，

jīng经

yàn验

fēng丰

fù富

。

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

zhè这

zuò座

chéng城

shì市

de的

dì地

tiě铁

xiàn线

lù路

zòng

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

zài在

wén文

tán坛

zòng纵

héng横

，

zhè这

běn本

shū书

zòng纵

héng横

gǔ古

jīn今

，

hán涵

píng凭

jiè借

mǐn敏

ruì锐

de的

dòng洞

chá察

lì力

hé和

guǒ

纵

héng横

jiāo交

cuò错

，

chū出

xíng行

fēi非

cháng常

biàn便

lì利

。

The subway lines in this city criss-cross, making travel very convenient.

ér

而

shì是

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

yì一

tiáo条

gèng更

ān安

jìng静

de的

dào道

lù路

。

He did not move freely in the literary world, but chose a quieter path instead.

gài

盖

le了

fēng丰

fù富

de的

lì历

shǐ史

zhī知

shí识

。

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

果

duàn断

de的

jué决

cè策

，

tā他

zài在

wēi危

jī机

zhōng中

zòng纵

héng横

zì自

rú如

。

With keen insight and decisive judgment, he navigated the crisis with great ease.