横向 (héng xiàng) — horizontal; lateral (referring to cross-departmental or across levels in an organization)
Definition
Used for the horizontal direction and for cross-organizational coordination (横向合作), contrasted with 垂直 ('vertical') and 纵向 (across levels). The plain adjective is 横; 横向 often appears as an attributive before nouns.
adjective
horizontallateral (referring to cross-departmental or across levels in an organization)
Examples
- 横向。Qǐng bǎ tú piàn héng xiàng pái liè.Please arrange the pictures horizontally.
- 横向，。Gōng sī yīng gāi jiā qiáng héng xiàng hé zuò, tí gāo xiào lǜ.Companies should strengthen horizontal cooperation to improve efficiency.
- 横向。héng xiàng Hé zòng xiàng de fā zhǎn dōu hěn zhòng yào.Both horizontal and vertical development are important.
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