纵横家

縱橫家

Zònghéngjiā

proper noun

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 6

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 (vertical alliance - weak states uniting north-south against Qin, advocated by 苏秦) and 连横 (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