Usage of the character 纵
zòng
纵
[縱]
- vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. (zōng))
- from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. (zōng))
- military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. (zōng))
- (bound form) to release (a captive)
- to indulge
- to leap up
- (literary) even if
zòngrán
纵然
[縱然]
- even if; even though
zòngjī
纵肌
[縱肌]
- longitudinal muscle
zònghéng
纵横
[縱橫]
- lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal
- length and breadth
- criss-crossed
- able to move unhindered
- abbr. for 合縱連橫/合纵连横 ( Hézòng Liánhéng), School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
zòngliáng
纵梁
[縱梁]
- longitudinal beam
zònglìng
纵令
[縱令]
- to indulge
- to give free rein
- even if
zònggé
纵隔
[縱隔]
- mediastinum (organs and tissues in the thorax between the lungs)
zòngyù
纵欲
[縱慾]
- to indulge in debauchery
fàngzòng
放纵
[放縱]
- to indulge
- to pamper
- to connive at
- permissive
- indulgent
- self-indulgent
- unrestrained
- undisciplined
- uncultured
- boorish
zòngróng
纵容
[縱容]
- to indulge
- to connive at
zòngshǐ
纵使
[縱使]
- even if
- even though
zòngliè
纵裂
[縱裂]
- lobe
- longitudinal slit
- vertical fracture
zòngshēng
纵声
[縱聲]
- loudly
- in a loud voice
Hé Zòng
合纵
[合縱]
- Vertical Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家/纵横家 ( Zònghéngjiā) during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
zònghuǒ
纵火
[縱火]
- to set on fire
- to commit arson
jiāozòng
娇纵
[嬌縱]
- to indulge (a child)
- to pamper
- to spoil
zòngshēn
纵深
[縱深]
- depth (from front to rear)
- depth (into a territory)
- span (of time)
- (fig.) depth (of deployment, progress, development etc)
zònglùn
纵论
[縱論]
- to talk freely
zòngshēn
纵身
[縱身]
- to leap
- to spring
- to throw oneself
zòngwén
纵纹
[縱紋]
- stria longitudinalis (in the brain)
zòngtán
纵谈
[縱談]
- to talk freely
zòngbù
纵步
[縱步]
- to stride
- to bound
zòngguàn
纵贯
[縱貫]
- lit. warp string in weaving
- fig. vertical or north-south lines
- to pass through
- to cross lengthwise
- to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom)
zòngfàng
纵放
[縱放]
- undisciplined
- untrammeled
- to indulge
zòngguān
纵观
[縱觀]
- to survey comprehensively
- an overall survey
zòngduì
纵队
[縱隊]
- column; file (formation of people) (CL:列 (liè),路 (lù))
- PLA army corps (1946-1949) (CL:個/个 (gè))
zòngxiàng
纵向
[縱向]
- longitudinal
- vertical
zòngyáo
纵摇
[縱搖]
- pitching motion (of a boat)
zòngyán
纵言
[縱言]
- to theorize generally
jiāozòng
骄纵
[驕縱]
- arrogant and willful
zòngmù
纵目
[縱目]
- as far as the eye can see
cāozòng
操纵
[操縱]
- to operate
- to control
- to rig
- to manipulate
zònglǎn
纵览
[縱覽]
- panoramic view
- wide survey
zòngqíng
纵情
[縱情]
- to your heart's content
zòngyì
纵意
[縱意]
- willfully
- wantonly
zòngxiǎng
纵享
[縱享]
- to enjoy
- to indulge in
shīzòng
失纵
[失縱]
- disappear
zòngjiǔ
纵酒
[縱酒]
- to drink excessively
zòngbō
纵波
[縱波]
- longitudinal wave
zòngxiàn
纵线
[縱線]
- vertical line
- vertical coordinate line
zòngzuòbiāo
纵坐标
[縱座標]
- vertical coordinate
- ordinate
zòngpōumiàn
纵剖面
[縱剖面]
- vertical section
- longitudinal section
Zònghéngjiā
纵横家
[縱橫家]
- School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦/苏秦 ( Sū Qín) and Zhang Yi 張儀/张仪 ( Zhàng Yí)
zònghuǒfàn
纵火犯
[縱火犯]
- arsonist
zòngduànmiàn
纵断面
[縱斷面]
- vertical section
- longitudinal section
cāozònggǎn
操纵杆
[操縱桿]
- joystick
- control lever
Hézòng Liánhéng
合纵连横
[合縱連橫]
- Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家/纵横家 ( Zònghéngjiā) during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
dìwǔzòngduì
第五纵队
[第五縱隊]
- fifth column (subversive group)
zònghéngzìmí
纵横字谜
[縱橫字謎]
- crossword
cāozòngzìrú
操纵自如
[操縱自如]
- to operate (a machine etc) with ease
tìsìzònghéng
涕泗纵横
[涕泗縱橫]
- tears and mucus flowing profusely
- sniveling
- in a tragic state
shāozòngjíshì
稍纵即逝
[稍縱即逝]
- transient
- fleeting
zòngwénjiǎoxiāo
纵纹角鸮
[縱紋角鴞]
- (bird species of China) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)
zònghéngjiāocuò
纵横交错
[縱橫交錯]
- criss-crossed (idiom)
zònghéngchíchěng
纵横驰骋
[縱橫馳騁]
- to criss-cross
- to run unhindered across the whole country
zòngwénlübēi
纵纹绿鹎
[縱紋綠鵯]
- (bird species of China) striated bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus)
yīzìzòngduì
一字纵队
[一字縱隊]
- single file
mùhòucāozòng
幕后操纵
[幕後操縱]
- to manipulate from behind the scenes
- to pull the strings
zòngshénjīngsuǒ
纵神经索
[縱神經索]
- longitudinal nerve cord
zònghǔguīshān
纵虎归山
[縱虎歸山]
- lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities
yùqíngùzòng
欲擒故纵
[欲擒故縱]
- In order to capture, one must let loose.
- to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
zòngwénfùxiǎoxiāo
纵纹腹小鸮
[縱紋腹小鴞]
- (bird species of China) little owl (Athene noctua)