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纵身

zòng shēn

2-character word Traditional 縱身

What 纵身 means

1. to leap
2. to spring
3. to throw oneself

The characters in 纵身

• 纵zòngvertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. zōng); from front to back; longitudinal…
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself

Example sentences

• 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.

Sounds the same

Read zòng shēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 纵深depth (from front to rear); depth (into a territory); span (of time)