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纵

zòng

HSK 6 Character Traditional 縱

What 纵 means

1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. zōng)
2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. zōng)
3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. zōng)
4. bound formto release (a captive)
5. to indulge
6. to leap up
7. literaryeven if

Example sentences

• 幕后操纵者是谁？
  Mùhòucāozòng zhě shì shéi?
  Who's behind it?
• 昨晚的火灾被断定为由纵火引起的。
  The fire that broke out last night was judged to be caused by arson.
• 纵使没有人陪我，我也要去看这部电影。
  Even if no one goes with me, I still want to see this movie.
• 纵然没有人陪我，我也要去看这部电影。
  Even if no one goes with me, I still want to see this movie.
• 罗纳尔多的队友传给他一个高球，他纵身一跳，头球进门。
  Luónà'ěrduō de duìyǒu chuángěi tā yī gè gāoqiú, tā zòngshēn yī tiào, tóu qiú jìnmén.
  Ronaldo’s teammate passed the ball high to him. He jumped up and headed it into the goal.
• 在《WHAT THE CAR?》中，您将操纵长着腿的汽车，在离谱又富有创意的关卡中赛跑。
  In WHAT THE CAR?, you play as a car with legs, racing through absurdly creative levels.

Words starting with 纵

• 纵横zòng hénglit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth…
• 纵然zòng ráneven if; even though
• 纵容zòng róngto tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behavior
• 纵使zòng shǐeven if; even though
• 纵队zòng duìcolumn; file (formation of people); PLA army corps (1946–1949)
• 纵身zòng shēnto leap; to spring; to throw oneself
• 纵观zòng guānto survey comprehensively; an overall survey
• 纵向zòng xiànglongitudinal; vertical
• 纵深zòng shēndepth (from front to rear); depth (into a territory); span (of time)
• 纵情zòng qíngto your heart's content
• 纵火zòng huǒto set on fire; to commit arson
• 纵横交错zòng héng jiāo cuòcriss-crossed (idiom)
• 纵欲zòng yùto indulge in debauchery
• 纵享zòng xiǎngto enjoy; to indulge in
• 纵令zòng lìngto indulge; to give free rein; even if
• 纵意zòng yìwillfully; wantonly
• 纵摇zòng yáopitching motion (of a boat)
• 纵放zòng fàngundisciplined; untrammeled; to indulge
• 纵步zòng bùto stride; to bound
• 纵波zòng bōlongitudinal wave
• 纵目zòng mùas far as the eye can see
• 纵纹zòng wénstria longitudinalis (in the brain)
• 纵线zòng xiànvertical line; vertical coordinate line
• 纵声zòng shēngloudly; in a loud voice

Words containing 纵

• 操纵cāo zòngto operate; to control; to rig
• 放纵fàng zòngto indulge; to pamper; to connive at
• 稍纵即逝shāo zòng jí shìtransient; fleeting
• 合纵Hé ZòngVertical Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 纵横家
• 操纵杆cāo zòng gǎnjoystick; control lever
• 合纵连横Hé zòng Lián héngVertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy…
• 幕后操纵mù hòu cāo zòngto manipulate from behind the scenes; to pull the strings
• 操纵自如cāo zòng zì rúto operate (a machine etc) with ease
• 骄纵jiāo zòngarrogant and willful
• 娇纵jiāo zòngto indulge (a child); to pamper; to spoil
• 欲擒故纵yù qín gù zòngIn order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
• 涕泗纵横tì sì zòng héngtears and mucus flowing profusely; sniveling; in a tragic state
• 一字纵队yī zì zòng duìsingle file
• 第五纵队dì wǔ zòng duìfifth column (subversive group)

Characters built on 从

These share the phonetic component 从 (cóng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 众zhòng(bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous
• 丛cóngcluster; collection; collection of books
• 耸sǒngto excite; to raise up; to shrug
• 怂sǒngused in 怂恿; (literary) terrified
• 疭zòngused in 瘛疭
• 枞cōngfir tree
• 苁cōngBoschniakia glabra

Characters that look like 纵

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 级jílevel; grade; rank
• 拟nǐdoubtful; suspicious; variant of 拟
• 纽niǔto turn; to wrench; button
• 贩fànto deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in
• 枢shū(bound form) hinge; pivot (usu. fig.)
• 枫fēngmaple (genus Acer)

Sounds the same

Read zòng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 粽rice dumplings wrapped in leaves
• 疭used in 瘛疭
• 糭old variant of 粽
• 縦old variant of 纵