纵横交错

• 拼音: zòng héng jiāo cuò
• 汉字拆解: 纵 = 糸 + 从 (vertical); 横 = 木 + 黄 (horizontal); 交 = (intersect); 错 = 钅+ 昔 (interlace/alternate)

含义

Criss-crossed; interlaced vertically and horizontally. Describes a complex network of intersecting lines, paths, or structures.

Used for physical infrastructure (roads, rivers, pipes) as well as abstract systems (relationships, organisations, arguments). Conveys a sense of dense, multi-directional interconnection.

例句

1. 城市地下纵横交错的管网系统每年需要耗费巨资进行维护。
2. 该地区水网纵横交错，历来是南方典型的鱼米之乡。
3. 小说中纵横交错的人物关系让初读者感到颇为困惑。

用法指南

语境: geography, infrastructure, literature, analysis

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 高铁与公路纵横交错，构成了覆盖全国的现代交通网络。(High-speed rail and highways crisscross each other, forming a modern transport network covering the entire country.)
• 这片湿地内河流纵横交错，生物多样性极为丰富。(Rivers criss-cross this wetland, supporting exceptionally rich biodiversity.)

错误说法

• 纵横交错的声音 — the idiom describes spatial/structural patterns, not auditory phenomena; use 嘈杂 or 交织 for intertwined sounds

起源与历史

纵横 (vertical and horizontal) + 交错 (interlaced/alternating)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal