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zòng

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Definitions

  1. 1. warp (the vertical threads in weaving)
  2. 2. vertical
  3. 3. longitudinal
  4. 4. north-south (lines of longitude)
  5. 5. lengthwise
  6. 6. to release
  7. 7. to indulge
  8. 8. even if

Words Containing 纵

失纵
shī zòng

disappear

纵深
zòng shēn

depth (from front to rear)

纵论
zòng lùn

to talk freely

纵享
zòng xiǎng

to enjoy

操纵自如
cāo zòng zì rú

to operate (a machine etc) with ease

纵言
zòng yán

to theorize generally

纵肌
zòng jī

longitudinal muscle

纵意
zòng yì

willfully

纵向
zòng xiàng

longitudinal

纵目
zòng mù

as far as the eye can see

第五纵队
dì wǔ zòng duì

fifth column (subversive group)

纵波
zòng bō

longitudinal wave

放纵
fàng zòng

to indulge

操纵
cāo zòng

to operate

纵欲
zòng yù

to indulge in debauchery

纵横字谜
zòng héng zì mí

crossword

纵容
zòng róng

to indulge

纵酒
zòng jiǔ

to drink excessively

纵剖面
zòng pōu miàn

vertical section

纵横交错
zòng héng jiāo cuò

criss-crossed (idiom)

纵观
zòng guān

to survey comprehensively

纵队
zòng duì

column

纵身
zòng shēn

to leap

娇纵
jiāo zòng

to indulge (a child)

纵声
zòng shēng

loudly

纵览
zòng lǎn

panoramic view

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[zòng héng jiā] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

纵步
zòng bù

to stride

纵梁
zòng liáng

longitudinal beam

纵横家
zòng héng jiā

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]

纵虎归山
zòng hǔ guī shān

lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities

纵然
zòng rán

even if

纵使
zòng shǐ

even if

纵摇
zòng yáo

pitching motion (of a boat)

纵谈
zòng tán

to talk freely

稍纵即逝
shāo zòng jí shì

transient

涕泗纵横
tì sì zòng héng

tears and mucus flowing profusely

欲擒故纵
yù qín gù zòng

In order to capture, one must let loose.

纵纹绿鹎
zòng wén lǜ bēi

(bird species of China) striated bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus)

操纵杆
cāo zòng gǎn

joystick

纵纹
zòng wén

stria longitudinalis (in the brain)

纵隔
zòng gé

mediastinum (organs and tissues in the thorax between the lungs)

纵火
zòng huǒ

to set on fire

纵火犯
zòng huǒ fàn

arsonist

纵神经索
zòng shén jīng suǒ

longitudinal nerve cord

纵线
zòng xiàn

vertical line

骄纵
jiāo zòng

arrogant and willful

纵令
zòng lìng

to indulge

纵纹腹小鸮
zòng wén fù xiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) little owl (Athene noctua)

纵横
zòng héng

lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal

纵坐标
zòng zuò biāo

vertical coordinate

纵断面
zòng duàn miàn

vertical section

纵裂
zòng liè

lobe

纵纹角鸮
zòng wén jiǎo xiāo

(bird species of China) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)

合纵
hé zòng

Vertical Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[zòng héng jiā] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

纵放
zòng fàng

undisciplined

纵横驰骋
zòng héng chí chěng

to criss-cross

纵贯
zòng guàn

lit. warp string in weaving

纵情
zòng qíng

to your heart's content

幕后操纵
mù hòu cāo zòng

to manipulate from behind the scenes