纵

zòng

HSK 63 readings

“Vertical” in Chinese is 纵 (zòng).

Other characters with the syllable zong: see all 5 →

Meaning

vertical; north-south
from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise
military unit corresponding to an army corps

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bound formto release (a captive)
to indulge
to leap up
(literary) even if

Example

纵然没有人陪我，我也要去看这部电影。

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

From 纵然 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

zǒngvariant of 总 (overall) (archaic)
zòngvertical; north-south / from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise / military unit corresponding to an army corps / (bound form) to release (a captive) / to indulge / to leap up / (literary) even if

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 纵

操纵cāozòngto operateHSK 6 放纵fàngzòngto indulgeHSK 7-9 纵观zòngguānto survey comprehensivelyHSK 7-9 纵然zòngráneven if; even thoughHSK 7-9 纵容zòngróngto tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behaviorHSK 7-9 纵深zòngshēndepth (from front to rear)HSK 7-9 纵横交错zònghéng-jiāocuòcriss-crossed (idiom)HSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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