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横生
橫生
héngshēng
1. to grow without restraint
2. overflowing with
3. to happen unexpectedly

Character Breakdown

横
héng
horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
HSK 6 15 丶
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1 5 丶

Compound Words (4)

妙语横生
miàoyǔhéngshēng
to be full of wit and humor
妙趣横生
miàoqùhéngshēng
endlessly interesting (idiom)
枝节横生
zhījiéhéngshēng
a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
横生枝节
héngshēngzhījié
to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

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