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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 héngheng2horizontal; 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
2横向 橫向 héng xiàngheng2 xiang4horizontal; orthogonal; perpendicular; lateral; crosswise
3横行 橫行 héng xíngheng2 xing2to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck
4纵横 縱橫 zòng héngzong4 heng2lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合纵连横 , School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
5横滨市 橫濱市 héng bīn shìHeng2 bin1 shi4Yokohama, major port city in Kanagawa prefecture 神奈川县 , Japan
6横断山脉 橫斷山脈 héng duàn shān màiHeng2 duan4 shan1 mai4Hengduan mountains dividing Sichuan from Tibet; Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet
7横断面 橫斷面 héng duàn miànheng2 duan4 mian4horizontal section
8横断步道 橫斷步道 héng duàn dàoheng2 duan4 bu4 dao4pedestrian crossing
9横渡 橫渡 héng heng2 du4to cross (a body of water)
10横刀夺爱 橫刀奪愛 héng dāo duó àiheng2 dao1 duo2 ai4to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
11横穿 橫穿 héng chuānheng2 chuan1to cross; to traverse
12横冲直撞 橫衝直撞 héng chōng zhí zhuàngheng2 chong1 zhi2 zhuang4lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping; to barge; to charge around violently
13横步 橫步 héng heng2 bu4sidestep (in dance); step sideways
14横波 橫波 héng heng2 bo1transverse wave
15暴敛横征 暴斂橫徵 bào liǎn héng zhēngbao4 lian3 heng2 zheng1to extort illegal taxes (idiom)
16横滨 橫濱 héng bīnHeng2 bin1Japanese spelling of Yokohama (Chinese spelling 橫濱 |横滨 [Heng2 bin1]); Yokohama, Japan
17横标 橫標 héng biāoheng2 biao1banner; horizontal slogan or advertisement
18横匾 橫匾 héng biǎnheng2 bian3horizontal tablet (for an inscription)
19纵横字谜 縱橫字謎 zòng héng zong4 heng2 zi4 mi2crossword
20横斑林莺 橫斑林鶯 héng bān lín yīngheng2 ban1 lin2 ying1(bird species of China) barred warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
21横斑腹小鸮 橫斑腹小鴞 héng bān xiǎo xiāoheng2 ban1 fu4 xiao3 xiao1(bird species of China) spotted owlet (Athene brama)
22合纵连横 合縱連橫 zòng lián héngHe2 zong4 Lian2 heng2Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 纵横家 during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
23打横炮 打橫炮 héng pàoda3 heng2 pao4to butt in; to interfere; to make things difficult
24粗腔横调 粗腔橫調 qiāng héng diàocu1 qiang1 heng2 diao4off-key; boisterously (idiom)
25才华横溢 才華橫溢 cái huá héng cai2 hua2 heng2 yi4brimming over with talent (esp. literary); brilliant

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