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Meaning of 纵

Pinyin zòng、 zǒng、 zōng

Radical

纟

Strokes

Definition

vertical, even if / release

Usage

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纵 zòng 1. 放: To release; let go. Example: 纵虎归山 (Release the tiger back to the mountain). 2. 放任；不拘束: To indulge; be unrestrained. Example: 放纵 (Indulge in)；放目四望 (Look around freely)；放情 (Let emotions flow)；放观全局 (Observe the overall situation). 3. 身体猛然向前或向上: To leap forward or upward. Example: 纵身 (Jump). 4. 即使: Even though; even if. Example: 纵然 (Even though)；纵使 (Even if)；纵令 (Even if). 5. 竖，直，南北的方向，与“横”相对: Vertically; north-south direction, as opposed to横 (horizontal). Example: 纵横交错 (Intertwined both vertically and horizontally)；纵横捭阖 (Employing strategies in politics and diplomacy for unification or division)；纵贯 (To run through vertically)；纵深 (Depth). 6. 起皱纹: To wrinkle. Example: 纵花 (Flowers made from wrinkled paper)；这张纸都纵了 (This paper is all wrinkled). 7. 指连队编制上的“纵队”: Referring to the "longitudinal unit" in military formation. --- 纵 zòng 1. 急遽的样子: Sudden appearance or hastiness. Example: 丧事欲其～～尔 (The funeral should be done hastily). --- 为姬姓: A surname of "Ji". 名词直的线、面，南北称为「纵」: A straight line or surface, referred to as "longitudinal" when aligned with the north-south direction; same as 从. Example from《楚辞．东方朔．七谏．沉江》: 不开寤而难道兮，不别横之与纵 (It’s difficult to distinguish between vertical and horizontal lines when awakened). 名词足迹、形影: Footprints or forms, similar to "踪". Example from 唐·李白〈估客行〉: 譬如云中鸟，一去无纵迹 (Like a bird in the clouds, leaving no trace behind). --- 参见「纵纵」、「纵臾」等条: See also related entries such as 纵纵, 纵臾, etc.

娇纵 jiāo zòng

to indulge (a child) / to pamper / to spoil

稍纵即逝 shāo zòng jí shì

transient / fleeting

纵剖面 zòng pōu miàn

vertical section / longitudinal section

纵横捭阖 zòng héng bǎi hé

be perpendicular and horizontal / manoeuvre among various political groupings

操纵 cāo zòng

to operate / to control / to rig / to manipulate

欲擒故纵 yù qín gù zòng

In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better

擒纵机构 qín zòng jī gòu

escapement / lift / escapement mechanism

纵横 zòng héng

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[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

纵横交错 zòng héng jiāo cuò

criss-crossed (idiom)

纵欲 zòng yù

to indulge in debauchery

老泪纵横 lǎo lèi zòng héng

The old man wept bitterly. / Tears coursed down the old man's cheeks. / tears flowing from aged eyes / The old man's face was covered with tears.

纵深 zòng shēn

depth (from front to rear) / depth (into a territory) / span (of time) / (fig.) depth (of deployment, progress, development etc)

纵身 zòng shēn

to leap / to spring / to throw oneself

纵然 zòng rán

even if / even though

纵贯 zòng guàn

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)

纵队 zòng duì

column / file / CL:列[lie4],路[lu4]

四纵 sì zòng

Four vertical

放纵 fàng zòng

to indulge / to pamper / to connive at / permissive / indulgent / self-indulgent / unrestrained / undisciplined / uncultured / boorish

纵向 zòng xiàng

longitudinal / vertical

纵观 zòng guān

to survey comprehensively / an overall survey

纵容 zòng róng

to indulge / to connive at

纵火 zòng huǒ

to set on fire / to commit arson

纵使 zòng shǐ

even if / even though

骄纵 jiāo zòng

arrogant and willful

纵情 zòng qíng

to your heart's content

纵纹 zòng wén

stria longitudinalis (in the brain)

纵览 zòng lǎn

panoramic view / wide survey

纵轴 zòng zhóu

vertical axis

纵横驰骋 zòng héng chí chěng

to criss-cross / to run unhindered across the whole country