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Usage of the character 纵

zòng
[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)