# 纵横 (zònghéng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 纵横 (zònghéng) means “criss-crossed; unhindered”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: criss-crossed; unhindered
- Pinyin: zònghéng (zong4 heng2)
- Traditional: 縱橫
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这片富饶的土地上河流纵横。
  Zhè piàn fùráo de tǔdì shàng héliú zònghéng.
  Rivers criss-cross this fertile land.

## Characters

- 纵 (zòng): vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]); to release (a captive)
- [横](https://hanziro.com/word/heng-horizontal/) (héng): horizontal; across

https://hanziro.com/word/zong-heng-criss-crossed/

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