Meaning of héng:
横
horizontal; crosswise; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent; harsh and unreasonable; unexpected
Zhè dào shùxué tí xūyào huà yītiáo héngxiàn.
这道数学题需要画一条横线。
This math problem requires drawing a horizontal line.
Tā bǎ mùbǎn píngxíng de fàng zài dìshàng, ránhòu bǎ lìng yī kuài mùbǎn héngzhe fàng zài shàngmiàn.
他把木板平行地放在地上，然后把另一块木板横着放在上面。
He placed the plank parallel on the ground, then placed another plank crosswise on top.
Nàge háizi fēicháng héng, zǒngshì dǎjià.
那个孩子非常横，总是打架。
That child is very chaotic and always gets into fights.
Tā de yāoqiú zhēn shì tài héng le.
他的要求真是太横了。
His demands are really too harsh and unreasonable.
Zài zhè cì bǐsài zhōng, tā de xíngwéi biàn de fēicháng bù héng.
在这次比赛中，他的行为变得非常不横。
During this competition, his behavior became very non-violent.
Tā yòng yī zhǒng hěn bù jiǎng lǐ de tàidù duìdài tāmen de tíyì, fēicháng hèng.
他用一种很不讲理的态度对待他们的提议，非常横。
He treated their proposal with a very harsh and unreasonable attitude, very harsh.
Zhè cì bǐsài de jiéguǒ zhēn de hěn hèng.
这次比赛的结果真的很横。
The result of the match was really unexpected.
across; in a jumble
Háizimen zài lùmiàn shàng huà le yī tiáo héng xiàn.
孩子们在路面上画了一条横线。
The children drew a horizontal line on the pavement.
Dàolù shàng yǒu hěn duō chēliàng héng qī shù bā de tíngzhe.
道路上有很多车辆横七竖八地停着。
There are many cars parked in a jumble on the road.
horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
Zài xiězì de shíhòu, nǐ yào zhùyì měi gè zì de héng.
在写字的时候，你要注意每个字的横。
When writing characters, you need to pay attention to the horizontal strokes in each character.
to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc)
Qǐng bǎ shū héng fàng zài zhuōzi shàng.
请把书横放在桌子上。
Please place the book flat on the table.
Tā zhǔnbèi yào bǎ hé gěi héng guòlái.
他准备要把河给横过来。
He is preparing to cross the river.
