# 横七竖八 (héngqīshùbā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 横七竖八 (héngqīshùbā) means “in complete disorder”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in complete disorder
- Pinyin: héngqīshùbā (heng2 qi1 shu4 ba1)
- Traditional: 橫七豎八
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 地上横七竖八地放着椅子。
  Dìshàng héngqīshùbā de fàngzhe yǐzi.
  Chairs lay in disorder on the floor.

## Characters

- [横](https://hanziro.com/word/heng-horizontal/) (héng): horizontal; across
- [七](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-seven/) (qī): seven
- [竖](https://hanziro.com/word/shu-vertical/) (shù): vertical; to erect
- [八](https://hanziro.com/word/ba-eight/) (bā): eight

https://hanziro.com/word/heng-qi-shu-ba-in-complete-disorder/

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