How do you say “horizontal” in Vietnamese?

“Horizontal” in Vietnamese is ngang (horizontal).

Vietnamese words for “horizontal”

• ngangListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋaːŋ˧˧] · Saigon [ŋaːŋ˧˧]ngang level

  horizontal; to the side

  for “horizontal” meaning: Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

  • Quân hậu có thể đi ngang, dọc hoặc chéo.The queen may either move horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Related Vietnamese words

• chân trờiListennoun

  horizon; prospect; possibility

• thanh ngangListennoun

  the “level” tone; unmarked in the orthography

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.