横亘 (héng) — to span; to stretch across (a distance or area)
Definition
A formal/literary verb meaning 'to lie across, to stretch across' a wide area (mountains, railways, walls). Used in writing and speech about large, horizontal features spanning a landscape — not for small or everyday objects.
verb
to spanto stretch across (a distance or area)
Examples
- 横亘。Yí zuò dà shān héng zài píng yuán hé chéng shì zhī jiān.A big mountain spans between the plain and the city.
- 横亘，。Zhè tiáo tiě lù héng zhěng gè guó jiā, lián jiē dōng xī.This railway spans the entire country, connecting east and west.
- 横亘。Yí dào cháng chéng héng zài běi fāng de dà dì shàng.A section of the Great Wall stretches across the northern land.
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