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横三顺四

横三顺四 — “Describing something in a state of disarray or crisscross confusion”

横三顺四 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing something in a state of disarray or crisscross confusion”. Messy and disorderly.

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横三顺四 Pronunciation and Pinyin

横三顺四 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
横
héng15horizontal, sideways, across
三
sān3the number three
顺
shùn9to go with the flow
四
sì5the number four

Example Sentence with 横三顺四

搬家后,房间里堆满了横三顺四的杂物,一时不知从何整理。
After moving, the room was filled with crisscross piles of miscellaneous items, and for a moment, I didn't know where to start organizing.

Idioms Related to 横三顺四

Synonyms of 横三顺四

  • zá杂luàn乱wú无zhāng章disorderly and without any order
  • héng横sān三shù竖sì四in a jumble

Antonyms of 横三顺四

  • jǐng井jǐng井yǒu有tiáo条well organized and systematic
  • jǐng井rán然yǒu有xù序In perfect order

More idioms starting with 横

  • héng横qī七shù竖bā八scattered in a disorderly fashion
  • héng横cóng从chuān穿guàn贯achieve thorough and comprehensive understanding
  • héng横dǎo倒shù竖wò卧lie about in disorder
  • héng横sài僿bù不wén文crude, vulgar, and uncultured
  • héng横chōng冲zhí直zhuàng撞to rush around recklessly
  • héng横chōng冲zhí直chuǎng闯charge about recklessly
  • héng横dāo刀jiē揭fǔ斧wielding a knife and an axe
  • héng横dāo刀yuè跃mǎ马charge bravely into battle
  • héng横fā发nì逆qǐ起emerge unexpectedly and rapidly
  • héng横tóu头héng横nǎo脑rude, aggressive, and overbearing
  • héng横shī尸biàn遍yě野corpses strewn across the fields

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Questions about 横三顺四

What does 横三顺四 mean?

横三顺四 (héng sān shùn sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describing something in a state of disarray or crisscross confusion”.

How do you pronounce 横三顺四?

横三顺四 is pronounced héng sān shùn sì in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 横三顺四?

形容纵横杂乱。

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