Meaning of 横七竖八
横七竖八 means in complete disorder; scattered about in a mess; lying crisscross. Pronounced héng qī shù bā. HSK 7-9.
- in complete disorder; scattered about in a mess; lying crisscross
Definitions & Examples
Dì地
shàng上
héng横
qī七
shù竖
bā八
de地
duī堆
fàng放
zhe着
gè各
zhǒng种
nóng农
jù具
。
All sorts of farm tools were scattered about on the ground in a mess.
Tā他
lèi累
huài坏
le了
，
yī一
huí回
dào到
jiā家
jiù就
héng横
qī七
shù竖
bā八
de地
dǎo倒
zài在
shā沙
fā发
shàng上
。
He was exhausted and collapsed haphazardly on the sofa as soon as he got home.
Gāng刚
dǎ打
wán完
zhàng仗
，
zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
héng横
qī七
shù竖
bā八
de地
tǎng躺
zhe着
shì士
bīng兵
de的
shī尸
tǐ体
。
Just after the battle, the soldiers' corpses lay scattered in all directions across the battlefield.
Bié别
bǎ把
wán玩
jù具
héng横
qī七
shù竖
bā八
de地
rēng扔
zài在
kè客
tīng厅
lǐ里
。
Don't throw your toys around haphazardly in the living room.