In disorder in Chinese: 横七竖八 (héng qī shù bā)
héng qī shù bā
in disorder
Definitions
- 1in disorder
- 2at sixes and sevens (idiom)
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄏㄥˊ
héng
ㄑㄧ
qī
ㄕㄨˋ
shù
ㄅㄚ
bā
Simplified & traditional
横七竖八
Simplified
橫七豎八
Traditional
Example sentences
See 横七竖八 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
桌上的书横七竖八地放着。
zhuō shàng de shū héng qī shù bā dì fàng zhe。
The books on the desk are scattered every which way.
Related words
八
bā
eight
七
qī
seven
横
héng
horizontal
竖
shù
to erect
八卦
bā guà
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经
横向
héng xiàng
horizontal
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
(idiom) chaotic
七嘴八舌
qī zuǐ bā shé
lively discussion with everybody talking at once
四面八方
sì miàn bā fāng
in all directions
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
myriad
纵横交错
zòng héng jiāo cuò
criss-crossed (idiom)
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