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横 héng

horizontal

Strokes
15
Level
HSK 6
Radical
木
Traditional
橫
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 木黄 ⿰木黄

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Example sentences with 横

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  1. 这条路是横着修的。
    Zhè tiáo lù shì héngzhe xiū de.
    This road was built horizontally.
    this(measure) road is horizontally built (particle)
  2. 这个字的第一笔是横还是竖？
    Zhège zì de dì-yī bǐ shì héng háishi shù?
    Is the first stroke of this character horizontal or vertical?
    this(measure) character (particle) first stroke is horizontal or vertical
  3. 请把这条线横着画。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè tiáo xiàn héngzhe huà.
    Please draw this line horizontally.
    please (particle) this(measure) line horizontally draw
  4. 这张桌子不是横着放的，是竖着放的。
    Zhè zhāng zhuōzi bú shì héngzhe fàng de, shì shùzhe fàng de.
    This table isn't placed horizontally, it's placed vertically.
    this(measure) table not-is horizontally placed (particle), is vertically placed (particle)
  5. 那位将军曾经纵横沙场多年。
    Nà wèi jiāngjūn céngjīng zònghéng shāchǎng duō nián.
    That general once dominated the battlefield for many years.
    that(measure) general once dominated battlefield many years

Words with 横 (2)