横向 héngxiàng horizontal
horizontal; orthogonal; perpendicular; lateral; crosswise
怎么记住“横向”: 横 horizontal + 向 towards = horizontal.
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用法
- Horizontal / lateral / crosswise - 横向对比 (héngxiàng duìbǐ) a side-by-side (horizontal) comparison across cases.
- Contrast 纵向 (zòngxiàng, vertical/longitudinal): the pair 横向/纵向 is the standard axis contrast, e.g. horizontal comparison across peers vs vertical over time.
- 横 has two tones; here héng (level). Common in data, org structure, and analysis.