HSK 6 · Adjectives

纵横 zònghéng “in all directions” in Chinese

Traditional 縱橫

What 纵横 means

  1. in all directions
  2. criss-cross
  3. unrestrained
  4. lit. warp and weft in weaving
  5. vertically and horizontal
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • length and breadth
  • criss-crossed
  • able to move unhindered

How to say 纵横

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale纵zòng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale横héng2nd tone, rising

纵横 in a sentence

  1. 这个城市道路纵横交错。

    Zhè ge chéngshì dàolù zònghéng jiāocuò.

    This city’s roads criss-cross in every direction.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 地图上画着纵横的线。

    Dìtú shàng huà zhe zònghéng de xiàn.

    The map has lines running across and down it.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 纵横 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 纵 (zòng) with each of its parts in a different colour
纵zòngvertical; north-south
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 从from · cóngSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 从 (cóng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zòng.

The character 横 (héng) with each of its parts in a different colour
横hénghorizontal
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 黄yellow · huángSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 黄 (huáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with héng.

How to write 纵横

纵 7 strokes · 横 15 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

纵横 (zònghéng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 纵横 (zònghéng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 纵横

Words with 纵

操纵cāozòng · to control

Words with 横

横héng · horizontal

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FAQs

纵横 (zònghéng) means “in all directions” or “criss-cross”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zònghéng: zòng with a 4th tone, then héng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 纵横 is written 縱橫. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zongheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 纵横 from the suggestions. Typing zongheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
纵横 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.