Chinese Character Dictionary

横死

héng sĭ

to die by violence

横段山脉

Héng duàn shān mài

Hengduan mountains dividing Sichuan from Tibet

横波

héng bō

transverse wave

横流

héng liú

to overflow

横渡

héng dù

to cross (a body of water)

横溢

héng yì

to overflow

横滨

Héng bīn

Yokohama, Japan

横滨市

Héng bīn shì

Yokohama, major port city in Kanagawa prefecture 神奈川縣|神奈川县[Shén nài chuān xiàn], Japan

横滨轮胎

héng bīn lún tāi

Yokohama tire company

横爬行

héng pá xíng

to walk sideways

横生

héng shēng

to grow without restraint

横生枝节

héng shēng zhī jié

to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

横直

héng zhí

(colloquial) whatever

横眉

héng méi

to concentrate one's eyebrows

横眉冷对千夫指

héng méi lĕng duì qiān fū zhĭ

to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)

横眉怒目

hèng méi nù mù

lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes

横眉立目

héng méi lì mù

to scowl and stare down

横眼

héng yăn

from the side of the eye

横神经

héng shén jīng

transverse commissure

横祸

hèng huò

unexpected calamity

横棱纹

héng léng wén

crosswise pattern

横空

héng kōng

filling the atmosphere

横穿

héng chuān

to cross

横笔

héng bĭ

bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)

横筋斗

héng jīn dŏu

to tumble

横纹

héng wén

horizontal stripe

横纹肌

héng wén jī

striated muscle

横结肠

héng jié cháng

transverse colon (anatomy)

横纲

héng gāng

yokozuna

横线

héng xiàn

horizontal line

横县

Héng xiàn

Heng county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nán níng], Guangxi

横肉

héng ròu

fierce-looking

横膈

héng gé

diaphragm

横膈膜

héng gé mó

diaphragm

横卧

héng wò

to recline

横行

héng xíng

to go on the rampage

横行霸道

héng xíng bà dào

to oppress

横街

héng jiē

side street

横冲直撞

héng chōng zhí zhuàng

lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping

横说竖说

héng shuō shù shuō

to explain sth over and over again

横竖

héng shu

anyway

横竖劲儿

héng shù jìn r

firmness of determination

横财

héng cái

easy money

横贯

héng guàn

horizontal traverse

横越

héng yuè

to cross

横跨

héng kuà

to span

横路

héng lù

side street

横躺

héng tăng

to lie flat

横躺竖卧

héng tăng shù wò

to lie down all over the place

横过

héng guò

to traverse

横钩

héng gōu

horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)

横陈

héng chén

to lie in disarray

横队

héng duì

row

横隔

héng gé

tabula (horizontal floor of polyp)

横隔膜

héng gé mó

diaphragm

横须贺

Héng xū hè

Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay)

横须贺市

Héng xū hè shì

Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan

横头横脑

héng tóu héng năo

coarse and arrogant

横额

héng é

horizontal tablet (for an inscription)

横飞

héng fēi

to splash across