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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 纵横

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
纵横 zòng héng - lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
- length and breadth
- criss-crossed
- able to move unhindered
- abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - 24,933 12,452 15,456

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zòng- vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
- from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
- military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. [zong1])
- (bound form) to release (a captive)
- to indulge
- to leap up
- (literary) even if
héng- horizontal
- across
- crosswise
- horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
- to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
- to cross (a river, etc)
- in a jumble
- chaotic
- (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
- violent
hèng- harsh and unreasonable
- unexpected

Other Words Containing 纵横

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
纵横 6 - 24,933 12,452 15,456
纵横交错 - 9 58,996 36,479 51,586
纵横驰骋 - - 84,638 69,914 83,321