縱橫家

纵横家
Zònghéngjiā
School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦 Sū Qín and Zhang Yi 張儀 Zhàng Yí

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Entry Composition

1 縱橫 zònghéng
  1. lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
  2. length and breadth
  3. criss-crossed
  4. able to move unhindered
  5. abbr. for 合縱連橫 Hézòng Liánhéng, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
=2 家 jiā used in 傢伙 jiāhuo and 傢俱 jiājù
=2 家 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier: 個