纵
横
交
错

Criss-crossed (idiom) in Chinese: 纵横交错 (zòng héng jiāo cuò)

zòng héng jiāo cuò

criss-crossed (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 縱橫交錯1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1criss-crossed (idiom)

Stroke order

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纵
横
交
错

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄗㄨㄥˋ

zòng

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄏㄥˊ

héng

ㄏ/ hㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄘㄨㄛˋ

cuò

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

纵横交错

Simplified

縱橫交錯

Traditional

Example sentences

See 纵横交错 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 城市里的道路纵横交错。

    chéng shì lǐ de dào lù zòng héng jiāo cuò。

    The roads in the city criss-cross each other.

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Related words

错

cuò

mistake

交

jiāo

to hand over

横

héng

horizontal

交流

jiāo liú

to exchange

交通

jiāo tōng

to be connected

错误

cuò wù

mistaken

交换

jiāo huàn

to exchange

交际

jiāo jì

communication

外交

wài jiāo

diplomacy

不错

bù cuò

correct

交给

jiāo gěi

to give

交费

jiāo fèi

to pay a fee

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