Meaning of 横七竖八
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héngqīshùbā
- in disorder
- at sixes and sevens (idiom)
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横 héng · horizontal · 15 strokes
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七 qī · seven · 2 strokes
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竖 shù · to erect · 9 strokes
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八 bā · eight · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 横七竖八.
| 乱七八糟 | luànqībāzāo | (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled |
| 八卦 | bāguà | the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip |
| 四面八方 | sìmiàn-bāfāng | (idiom) all directions; all around |
| 横向 | héngxiàng | horizontal; orthogonal |
| 七嘴八舌 | qīzuǐ-bāshé | lively discussion with everybody talking at once |
| 纵横交错 | zònghéng-jiāocuò | criss-crossed (idiom) |
| 五花八门 | wǔhuā-bāmén | myriad; all kinds of |
| 王八蛋 | wángbādàn | bastard; son of a bitch |
| 胡说八道 | húshuōbādào | to talk rubbish |
| 十八 | shíbā | eighteen; 18 |
| 三八 | sānbā | International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March; foolish |
| 八成 | bāchéng | eighty percent; most probably |
Questions about 横七竖八
What does 横七竖八 mean?
横七竖八 (héngqī-shùbā) means "in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom)".
How do you write 横七竖八?
横七竖八 is made of 4 characters: 横 (15 strokes), 七 (2 strokes), 竖 (9 strokes), 八 (2 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.
Is 横七竖八 an HSK word?
Yes. 横七竖八 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 横七竖八 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 横七竖八 is written 橫七豎八.