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horizontal; across; brutal; stroke; anyway
Meanings
11 senses · 25 examplesadjective
horizontal; parallel to the ground
Describes objects aligned parallel to the ground surface.
There is a horizontal scar on his forehead.
This stone bridge has seven crossbeams.
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Please place the table horizontally by the window.
Shirts with horizontal stripes are very popular.
Horizontally written text is easier to read than vertically written text.
adjective
east-west oriented
formalUsed specifically for geographic directions and routes.
The Jingjiu Railway connects north and south longitudinally, while the Longhai Railway runs east-west horizontally.
The Yellow River runs horizontally across many northern provinces of China.
verb
to extend horizontally; to move sideways
Describes lateral movement or placement of objects.
An old piece of wood lies horizontally at the doorway.
A formation of airplanes flew horizontally over our heads towards Beijing.
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The motorcade blocked the entire street horizontally.
adjective
perpendicular to the long side of an object
formalCommonly used in technical and manufacturing contexts.
Please make a horizontal cross-section of this wooden board.
Pedestrian crosswalks in cities are designed horizontally.
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Cutting the carrot horizontally will give you round slices.
verb
to turn sideways; to place horizontally
Directs someone to reposition an object to a horizontal orientation.
Please turn the carrying pole sideways and rest it on the lintel.
He turned sideways and squeezed through the narrow passage.
adjective
disorderly; scattered
formalDescribes scattered, unorganized arrangements.
After the strong wind, broken branches lay scattered across the road.
Floodwaters spread wildly and submerged large areas of farmland.
adjective
brutal; violent; tyrannical
archaicNote: This meaning is more commonly used in the hèng pronunciation, this usage is limited to idioms or classical Chinese.
This gang of bandits acted tyrannically in the village and committed all kinds of evil.
The feudal rulers imposed exorbitant taxes and tyrannical exploitation, triggering public resistance.
noun
horizontal stroke (Chinese character stroke)
formalUsed exclusively for describing Chinese character stroke types in calligraphy and language learning.
The stroke of the character 一 is the horizontal stroke.
To write the character 十, you first draw the horizontal stroke, then the vertical stroke.
adverb
anyway; regardless
dialectUsed exclusively in northern Chinese dialects, expresses certainty or indifference to the outcome.
Anyway, I'll do it this way, stop persuading me.
We're going anyway, you don't have to wait for us.
adverb
probably; presumably
dialectUsed in northern Chinese dialects to express a confident guess or assumption.
It's raining heavily today, he probably won't come.
This project is presumably going to be delayed.
noun
surname Heng
A relatively rare Chinese surname.