纵 (縱) zōng

1. zōng noun warp; vertical
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: The vertical threads in weaving (Guoyu '縱' zōng n 1)
2. zòng verb to release; to relax; to let go
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 纵 is synonymous with 释放 or 放走 (Guoyu '縱' zòng v 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 158)
3. zōng adjective footprint
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 足跡 (Guoyu '縱' zōng n 2)
4. zōng adjective north-south
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 纵 is synonymous with 南北.
5. zòng verb to send out; to fire; to discharge
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 纵 is synonymous with 发 or 放 (Guoyu '縱' zòng v 2).
6. zòng verb to indulge
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 纵 is synonymous with 放纵 (Guoyu '縱' zòng v 3; Unihan '縱').
7. zòng verb to jump; to leap
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 纵 is synonymous with 腾跃 (Guoyu '縱' zòng v 4).
8. zòng conjunction even if; even though
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 纵 is synonymous with 纵然 or 即使 in modern Chinese. It may used to introduce a concessive clause in Literary Chinese (Guoyu '縱' zòng conj; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 158).
9. zòng adjective to frown; to knit one's brows
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Dialect (NCCED '纵¹ zòng' 7)
10. zòng adjective creased
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Dialect (NCCED '纵¹ zòng' 6)

Contained in

• 纵览(縱覽) panoramic view; wide survey
• 纵波(縱波) longitudinal wave
• 娇纵(嬌縱) to indulge (a child); to pamper; to spoil
• 纵纹绿鹎(縱紋綠鵯) striated bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus)
• 纵声(縱聲) loudly; in a loud voice
• 纵坐标(縱座標) vertical coordinate; ordinate
• 纵断面(縱斷面) vertical section; longitudinal section
• 涕泗纵横(涕泗縱橫) tears and mucus flowing profusely; sniveling; in a tragic state
• 操纵自如(操縱自如) to operate (a machine etc) with ease
• 纵恣(縱恣) unrestrained; unbridled
• 纵享(縱享) to enjoy; to indulge in
• 纵线(縱線) a vertical line
• 纵然(縱然) even if; even though
• 纵隔(縱隔) mediastinum
• 纵横字谜(縱橫字謎) crossword
• 纵长(縱長) lengthwise
• 纵横(縱橫) vertical and horizontal ; warp and weft; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed ; able to move unhindered; Abbreviation for 合縱連橫|合纵连横, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) ; School of Diplomacy
• 纵身(縱身) to leap; to spring; to throw oneself ; to leap; to spring; to throw oneself ; to leap; to spring; to throw oneself
• 纵火(縱火) to set on fire; to commit arson ; to set on fire; to commit arson
• 骄纵(驕縱) arrogantly willful
• 欲擒故纵(欲擒故縱) In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
• 纵令(縱令) to indulge; to give free rein; even if ; to indulge; to give free rein; even if
• 纵摇(縱搖) pitching motion (of a boat)
• 纵队(縱隊) column; file ; a column of troops
• 操纵杆(操縱桿) joystick; control lever
• 奢纵(奢縱) extravagant and not disciplined
• 纵步(縱步) to stride; to bound
• 纵观(縱觀) to survey; to observe broadly
• 奢侈纵恣(奢侈縱恣) extravagance unrestrained
• 纵深(縱深) depth (from front to rear); depth (into a territory); span (of time)
• 纵火犯(縱火犯) arsonist
• 放纵不拘(放縱不拘) to act arbitrarily
• 纵虎归山(縱虎歸山) let the tiger return to the mountain; to let the enemy go
• 纵剖面(縱剖面) vertical section; longitudinal section
• 纵向(縱向) longitudinal; vertical
• 纵谈(縱談) to talk freely
• 勿枉勿纵(勿枉勿縱) to not treat [the innocent] unjustly and not let [the guilty] off lightly
• 纵目(縱目) as far as the eye can see
• 纵贯(縱貫) warp string in weaving; vertical lines; north-south lines ; to pass through; to cross lengthwise; to pierce ; warp string in weaving; vertical or north-south lines; to pass through; to cross lengthwise; to pierce (especially north-south or top-to-bottom)
• 纵纹腹小鸮(縱紋腹小鴞) little owl (Athene noctua)
• 稍纵即逝(稍縱即逝) transient; fleeting
• 纵使(縱使) even if; even though
• 操纵(操縱) to control ; to operate; to drive
• 纵意(縱意) willfully; wantonly
• 失纵(失縱) disappear
• 纵论(縱論) to talk freely
• 纵裂(縱裂) lobe; longitudinal slit; vertical fracture
• 第五纵队(第五縱隊) fifth column (subversive group)

Also contained in

纵横家 、 合纵 、 合纵连横

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• 卷一百〇 列傳第七十 王彌 張昌 陳敏 王如 杜曾 杜弢 王機 祖約 蘇峻 孫恩 盧循 譙縱 Volume 100 Biographies 70: Wang Mi; Zhang Chang; Chen Min; Wang Ru; Du Ceng; Du Tao; Wang Ji; Zu Yue; Su Jun; Sun En; Lu Xun; Qiao Zong Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 33
• 《酷吏列傳》 Biographies of Cruel Officials Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 23
• 卷九十 酷吏傳 Volume 90: Cruel Officials Book of Han 漢書 — count: 22
• 卷一百〇八 列傳第五十八: 韋見素 崔圓 崔渙 杜鴻漸 Volume 108 Biographies 58: Wei Jiansu, Cui Yuan, Cui Huan, Du Hongjian Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 18
• 卷一百二十　　　列傳第四十五　　　　五王 Volume 120 Biographies 45: Five Kings New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 18
• 卷七十四 列傳第四十四 桓彝 Volume 74 Biographies 44: Huan Yi Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 13
• 卷一百二十五 列傳第七十五: 張鎰 劉從一 蕭復 柳渾 Volume 125 Biographies 75: Zhang Yi, Liu Congyi, Xiao Fu, Liu Hun Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 11
• 卷一百〇三　志第五十一:　刑法二 Volume 103 Treatises 56: Punishment and Law 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 11
• 卷九十五 列傳第五十五 索虜 Volume 95 Biographies 55: Suo Lu Book of Song 宋書 — count: 11
• 卷一 魏書一 武帝紀 Volume 1: Book of Wei 1 - Annals of Emperor Wu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 9

Collocations

• 纵诡 (縱詭) 無縱詭隨 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧民勞 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Min Lu — count: 6
• 今纵 (今縱) 今縱無法以遺後嗣 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 6
• 纵不能 (縱不能) 縱不能用 — Xunzi 荀子, 君道篇第十二 Chapter 12: The Way of the Sovereign — count: 6
• 纵反 (縱反) 陳平既多以金縱反閒於楚軍 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《陳丞相世家》 House of Chancellor Chen — count: 5
• 纵马 (縱馬) 故縱馬華山 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷二十一　要略 Chapter 21: Summary — count: 4
• 纵弃 (縱棄) 天亦縱棄紂而不葆 — Mozi 墨子, 卷七 天志中 Book 7 - Will of Heaven II — count: 3
• 纵子 (縱子) 縱子忘之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 3
• 纵纵 (縱縱) 欲其縱縱爾 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I — count: 2
• 纵太子 (縱太子) 坐縱太子 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《田叔列傳》 Biography of Tian Shu — count: 2
• 纵过 (縱過) 赦姦縱過以傷法 — Guanzi 管子, 七主七臣第五十二 Chapter 52: Seven Rulers and Seven Ministers — count: 2