横

horizontal

• qǐnghuàyītiáohéngxiàn.

  请画一条横线。🔊

  Please draw a horizontal line.

across

• zhètiáolùhěnhéng.

  这条路很横。🔊

  This road is very wide.

crosswise

to place (sth) flat (on a surface)

• tābǎshūhéngzàizhuōzishàng.

  他把书横在桌子上。🔊

  He laid the book across the table.

horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)

• zhègezìyǒusāngehéng.

  这个字有三个横。🔊

  This character has three horizontal strokes.

to cross (a river, etc)

• tāhéngguòmǎlù.

  他横过马路。🔊

  He crossed the street.

violent

• tāhěnhèng.

  他很横。🔊

  He's very arrogant.

(in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable

• tāzhègerénhěnhèng.

  他这个人很横。🔊

  He's a very arrogant person.

in a jumble

• zhèxiēshūfàngdehěnhéng.

  这些书放得很横。🔊

  These books are placed all askew.

chaotic

harsh and unreasonable

• tāshuōhuàhěnhèng.

  他说话很横。🔊

  He speaks in a very arrogant manner.

unexpected

• tāyùdàoyígèhènghuò.

  他遇到一个横祸。🔊

  He encountered an unexpected calamity.