合縱連橫 Save Sign in to save words Simplified: 合纵连横 hézòngliánhéng ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄥˊ Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 纵横家 zònghéngjiā during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC) Character by character 合(hé)close 縱(zòng)vertical 連(lián)surname Lian 橫(héng)horizontal A Chinese word or character, or English Search Sources CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0 pinyinjs, Apache-2.0