hèng
横
brutal; unexpected
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesadjective
rough; brutal; violent
Most common usage of the hèng pronunciation, describes people's attitudes or behaviors.
Nà那
ge个
zuì醉
hàn汉
shuō说
huà话
tài态
dù度
fēi非
cháng常
mán蛮
hèng横
。
That drunk man's attitude when speaking is extremely brutal.
Tā他
yòng用
qiáng强
yìng硬
mán蛮
hèng横
de的
tài态
dù度
jù拒
jué绝
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
qǐng请
qiú求
。
He rejected our request with a tough and brutal attitude.
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Bié别
gēn跟
tā他
yī一
bān般
jiàn见
shí识
，
tā他
jiù就
shì是
gè个
qiáng强
hèng横
de的
rén人
。
Don't argue with him, he's just an overbearing person.
adjective
unlucky; accidental; disastrous
formalUsed to describe unexpected disasters or misfortunes.
Zhè这
chǎng场
chē车
huò祸
shì是
yī一
qǐ起
fēi飞
lái来
hèng横
huò祸
。
This car accident was an unexpected disaster.
Tā他
zài在
huí回
xiāng乡
tú途
zhōng中
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
hèng横
shì事
。
He encountered an unexpected misfortune on his way back home.