Hanzi
Traditional
縱
Simplified
纵

warp (the vertical threads in weaving)/vertical/longitudinal/north-south (lines of longitude)/lengthwise/to release/to indulge/even if

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

zòng, cóng, zǒng

Bopomofo

ㄗㄨㄥˋ, ㄘㄨㄥˊ, ㄗㄨㄥˇ

Jyutping

zung1

Example sentences

放縱 / 放纵 fàngzòng
他因為過度放縱自己的慾望，最終導致了身體健康受損。
他因为过度放纵自己的欲望，最终导致了身体健康受损。

Because he overindulged his desires, it eventually led to damage to his health.

縱 / 纵 zòng
縱有許多困難，他仍堅持完成計畫。
纵有许多困难，他仍坚持完成计划。

Even if there are many difficulties, he still insists on completing the plan.

縱容 / 纵容 zòngróng
父母不應該過度縱容孩子的錯誤行為。
父母不应该过度纵容孩子的错误行为。

Parents should not excessively indulge their children's wrong behavior.

縱橫 / 纵横 zònghéng
山區小路縱橫，第一次來的人很容易迷路。
山区小路纵横，第一次来的人很容易迷路。

Mountain paths crisscross the area, so people visiting for the first time easily get lost.

操縱 / 操纵 cāozòng
這種飛機非常容易操縱。
这种飞机非常容易操纵。

This kind of airplane is very easy to operate.

黑手 hēishǒu
這起事件的背後，似乎有一隻看不見的黑手在操縱。
这起事件的背后，似乎有一只看不见的黑手在操纵。

Behind this incident, there seems to be an invisible black hand manipulating things.

Example Vocabulary

放縱

fang4'zong4

to indulge; to be unrestrained; to let loose

縱

zong4

even if; vertical; to release; to indulge

縱使

zong4'shi3

縱容

zong4'rong2

to indulge; to connive; to turn a blind eye

縱橫

zong4'heng2

vertical and horizontal; crisscrossing; moving freely in all directions

操縱

cao1'zong4

to operate; to control; to manipulate

稍縱即逝

shao1'zong4'ji2'shi4

縱向

zong4'xiang4

縱情

zong4'qing2

縱慾

zong4'yu4

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