縱橫

纵横
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)

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Entry Composition

1 縱 zòng
  1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. zōng)
  2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. zōng)
  3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. zōng)
  4. (bound form) to release (a captive)
  5. to indulge
  6. to leap up
  7. (literary) even if
2 橫 héng
  1. horizontal
  2. across
  3. crosswise
  4. horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
  5. to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  6. to cross (a river, etc)
  7. in a jumble
  8. chaotic
  9. (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  10. violent