纵 zòng

indulge in, give free reign to

HSK 6 #1236

DEFINITIONS

  • indulge in, give free reign to
  • warp (the vertical threads in weaving)
  • vertical
  • longitudinal
  • north-south (lines of longitude)
  • lengthwise
  • to release
  • to indulge
  • even if

STROKES

纵 stroke order diagram
纵 stroke order animation

WORDS

操纵 cāo zòng
HSK 6
to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate
纵横 zòng héng
HSK 6
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)
纵火 zòng huǒ to set on fire; to commit arson
放纵 fàng zòng to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish
纵火犯 zòng huǒ fàn arsonist
纵容 zòng róng to indulge; to connive at
纵队 zòng duì column; file; CL:列[lie4],路[lu4]
纵情 zòng qíng to your heart's content
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
操纵杆 cāo zòng gǎn joystick; control lever
纵观 zòng guān to survey comprehensively; an overall survey
纵向 zòng xiàng longitudinal; vertical
纵身 zòng shēn to leap; to spring; to throw oneself
稍纵即逝 shāo zòng jí shì transient; fleeting
纵使 zòng shǐ even if; even though
纵然 zòng rán even if; even though
纵深 zòng shēn depth (from front to rear); depth (into a territory); span (of time); (fig.) depth (of deployment, progress, development etc)
娇纵 jiāo zòng to indulge (a child); to pamper; to spoil
纵隔 zòng gé mediastinum (organs and tissues in the thorax between the lungs)
纵横交错 zòng héng jiāo cuò criss-crossed (idiom)
纵横驰骋 zòng héng chí chěng to criss-cross; to run unhindered across the whole country
纵览 zòng lǎn panoramic view; wide survey
合纵 hé zòng Vertical Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
合纵连横 hé zòng lián héng Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
失纵 shī zòng disappear
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