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纵

zòng

indulge in, give free reign to

Shadow
Strokes
7
Radical
糸
HSK
6
Tone
4

Traditional form: 縱

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 纵然没有人陪我,我也要去看这部电影。

    Zòng rán méi yǒu rén péi wǒ wǒ yě yào qù kàn zhè bù diàn yǐng

    Even if no one goes with me, I still want to see this movie.

  • 纵使没有人陪我,我也要去看这部电影。

    Zòng shǐ méi yǒu rén péi wǒ wǒ yě yào qù kàn zhè bù diàn yǐng

    Even if no one goes with me, I still want to see this movie.

  • 幕后操纵者是谁?

    Mù hòu cāo zòng zhě shì shéi

    Who's behind it?

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 纵

  • 操纵cāo zòng 1–4 to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate
  • 纵横zòng héng 4–2 lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合纵连横, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
  • 放纵fàng zòng 4–4 to indulge; to pamper; to connive at; permissive; indulgent; self-indulgent; unrestrained; undisciplined; uncultured; boorish
  • 纵容zòng róng 4–2 to indulge; to connive at
  • 纵观zòng guān 4–1 to survey comprehensively; an overall survey
  • 纵然zòng rán 4–2 even if; even though
  • 纵深zòng shēn 4–1 depth (from front to rear); depth (into a territory); span (of time); (fig.) depth (of deployment, progress, development etc)
  • 纵横交错zòng héng jiāo cuò 4–2–1–4criss-crossed (idiom)