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橫

héng

★ Core word

橫 (héng) is a Chinese word meaning “horizontal”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

héng B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Attributive stative verbIntransitive verb
  1. horizontal
  2. across
  3. crosswise
  4. horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
  5. to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  6. to cross (a river, etc)
  7. in a jumble
  8. chaotic
  9. (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  10. violent
hèng B2 Level 6
Attributive stative verbIntransitive verb
  1. harsh and unreasonable
  2. unexpected

Stroke order

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Example

請畫一條橫的線。

Please draw a horizontal line.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).