HSK · Level 47
120 words
Chinese word
横向
Pronunciation
Pinyinhéng xiàng
Meaning
- adverbsideways
Example
请把门横向推开。qǐng bǎ mén héng xiàng tuī kāi
Please push the door open sideways.
More examples
在表格中把数据横向排列，更便于比较。zài biǎo gé zhōng bǎ shù jù héng xiàng pái liè gèng biàn yú bǐ jiào
In a table, arranging the data horizontally makes it easier to compare.
Core concept
Movement or position that runs across rather than along a length.
Common phrases
横向移动héng xiàng yí dòng
move sideways
横向排列héng xiàng pái liè
arrange horizontally
横向比较héng xiàng bǐ jiào
compare horizontally
Similar words
向左xiàng zuǒ: Describes movement toward the left.
向右xiàng yòu: Describes movement toward the right.
Definition in Chinese
表示沿着横轴进行的动作或保持横向的姿态，强调动作或状态的横向方向，常作为副词修饰动词使用。biǎo shì yán zhe héng zhóu jìn xíng de dòng zuò huò bǎo chí héng xiàng de zī tài qiáng diào dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài de héng xiàng fāng xiàng cháng zuò wéi fù cí xiū shì dòng cí shǐ yòng
Word origin
横向 (héngxiàng, "sideways") combines 横 (héng, "across") with 向 (xiàng, "toward"), so it presents movement toward a crosswise direction.
Usage tips
- Sideways does not say left or right, so precise spoken directions add the chosen side when the listener needs to know it.
Other meanings
- horizontal directionnoun
Opposites
- 纵向zòng xiàngverticallyadverb
Related words
- 横向思维héng xiàng sī wéilateral thinkingnoun
- 横向性héng xiàng xìnghorizontal orientationnoun