| 縱 | 1446B20 93B.83-9 | 部居  | 畫數 17 | ㄗㄨㄥˋ [zong4] (*ㄗㄨㄥ [zong1] ). | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) V.t., indulge, give oneself up to: 縱性 [zong4xing4], 縱慾 [zong4yU4]↓; 縱情 indulge one's passions; 縱酒 be given to alcoholic liquors; 縱飲 drink wine to excess; 縱慣 to spoil (a child). (2) Let go, set free: 縱囚 to free prisoners; 縱釋 release, discharge, set free. (3) Shoot (arrow): 縱送 [zong4song4]↓. (4) V.i., jump up: 縱身 [zong4shen1]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | Vertical, from north to south: 縱橫 [zong4heng2], 縱線 [zong4xian4], 縱貫 [zong4guan4]↓. | |||||
| Conj. | Though, even if: 縱使 [zong4shi3], 縱然 [zong4ran2], 縱令 [zong4ling4], 縱或 [zong4huo4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 縱隊 [zong4dui4], n., (armed forces) a column of troops or ships. 2. 縱貫 [zong4guan4], adj., vertical, from north (top) to south (bottom): 縱貫鐵路 a north-south railway line. 3. 縱觀 [zong4guan1], v.t., take a panoramic view of. 4. 縱橫 [zong4heng2] (*[zong1heng2]), (1) adv., vertically and horizontally, lengthwise and crosswise; (2) n., (also 縱衡); n., 縱橫家 an ancient school of thought specializing in political alliances and strategies. 5. 縱或 [zong4huo4], conj., though, even if. 6. 縱火 [zong4huo3], v.t., set on fire. 7. 縱覽 [zong4lan3], v.t., see [zong4guan1]↑. 8. 縱浪 [zong4lang4], v.i., indulge oneself. 9. 縱令 [zong4ling4], conj., even if (though). 10. 縱目 [zong4mu4], v.t., to survey all that is spread before one. 11. 縱然 [zong4ran2], conj., even if. 12. 縱容 [zong4rong2] ([zong4rong0]), v.t., permit (s.o.) to do as he pleases, connive at, tolerate. 13. 縱身 [zong4shen1], v.i., (of a person) to jump up. 14. 縱線 [zong4xian4], n., north-south line or railway line, vertical line. 15. 縱性 [zong4xing4], v.i., do as one pleases, be guided by one's whims. 16. 縱使 [zong4shi3], conj., even if. 17. 縱送 [zong4song4], v.t., (hunting) shoot and pursue (game). 18. 縱談 [zong4tan2], v.i., converse freely. 19. 縱恣 [zong4zi4], v.i., give free rein to one's passions. 20. 縱養 [zong4yang3], v.t., to spoil (a child). 21. 縱言 [zong4yan2], v.i., carry on an informal and free conversation with friends. 22. 縱慾 [zong4yU4], v.i., indulge in sensual pleasures (also wr. 縱欲). | |||||