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合纵连横

Traditional: 合縱連橫
Hé zòng Lián héng
Dictionary entry
Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

What does 合纵连横 mean?

合纵连横 (Hé zòng Lián héng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

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合gě100 ml · one-tenth of a peck纵zòngvertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. [zong1]) · from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. [zong1])连Liánsurname Lian横hénghorizontal · across

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