纵横家

縱橫家

Zònghéngjiā

popculture

Meanings

1 the School of Diplomacy
2 School of Vertical and Horizontal Alliances (Warring States)

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Examples

苏秦和张仪是纵横家的代表人物。

Sū Qín hé Zhāng Yí shì Zònghéngjiā de dàibiǎo rénwù.

Su Qin and Zhang Yi are the representative figures of the School of Diplomacy.

纵横家讲的是外交策略和游说之术。

Zònghéngjiā jiǎng de shì wàijiāo cèlüè hé yóushuì zhī shù.

The School of Diplomacy is about diplomatic strategy and the art of persuasion.

Tips

culture

Named for two rival strategies: 合纵 (hézòng, vertical alliance — weak states uniting north-south against Qin, advocated by 苏秦) and 连横 (liánhéng, horizontal alliance — Qin pairing with individual states east-west, advocated by 张仪). Traffic in persuasion rather than doctrine.

Stroke Order

纵 zòng

横 héng

家 jiā