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纵横驰骋
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纵横驰骋

纵横驰骋 — “To move about freely and swiftly, often with great skill or power”

纵横驰骋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to move about freely and swiftly, often with great skill or power”. To fight valiantly and sweep all before one; to display unrestrained talent or creativity, especially in artistic expression. Literally, “crisscross gallop”.

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纵横驰骋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

纵横驰骋 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
纵
zòng7to let go or indulge
横
héng15horizontal, sideways, across
驰
chí6gallop, speed, yearn, spread
骋
chěng10gallop, give full rein

Example Sentence with 纵横驰骋

这位年轻的画家才华横溢,在画布上纵横驰骋,用色彩描绘出了心中的万千世界。
This young painter, brimming with talent, gave free rein to their creativity across the canvas, depicting myriad worlds from their heart with colors.

Idioms Related to 纵横驰骋

Synonyms of 纵横驰骋

  • nán南zhēng征běi北zhàn战campaign and fight battles across the country
  • tiān天mǎ马xíng行kōng空bold, unconstrained, and highly imaginative

More idioms starting with 纵

  • zòng纵bīng兵zhuī追jī击dispatch troops to pursue and attack
  • zòng纵hè壑zhī之yú鱼a fish in its element
  • zòng纵qíng情zì恣yù欲indulge in one's desires
  • zòng纵qíng情huān欢lè乐indulge in unrestrained joy
  • zòng纵qíng情suì遂yù欲indulge passions and desires
  • zòng纵qíng情jiǔ酒sè色indulge in wine and women
  • zòng纵qǔ曲wǎng枉zhí直condone wrongdoer and punish upright
  • zòng纵héng横jiāo交guàn贯crisscrossing and interwoven
  • zòng纵héng横jiāo交cuò错crisscrossing and interwoven
  • zòng纵héng横jué决dàng荡charge and break through boldly
  • zòng纵héng横sì四hǎi海travel the world freely
  • zòng纵héng横tiān天xià下travel or dominate freely across the land

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Questions about 纵横驰骋

What does 纵横驰骋 mean?

纵横驰骋 (zòng héng chí chěng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to move about freely and swiftly, often with great skill or power”.

How do you pronounce 纵横驰骋?

纵横驰骋 is pronounced zòng héng chí chěng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 纵横驰骋 literally mean?

Literally, 纵横驰骋 means “crisscross gallop”. It is used to mean “to move about freely and swiftly, often with great skill or power”.

What is the Chinese definition of 纵横驰骋?

纵:南北方向;横:东西方向;驰骋:纵马疾驰。不受阻挡地往来奔驰。形容英勇战斗,所向无敌。也比喻写作上才思奔放,意到笔随。

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