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纵 (zòng): vertical; from north to south

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HSK 5adjective, verb, adverb, conjunction

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Pinyin
Meaning: vertical; from north to south
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective, verb, adverb, conjunction
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 7
Radical: 纟
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

vertical
from north to south
to release
to let go
to indulge
to give free rein to
even if
though
from childhood (in 纵使, 纵令)

Chinese explanation

竖直的，从上到下的方向，跟“横”相对
指南北方向，如“纵贯”
也有放任、不加约束的意思，如“放纵”
还可表示身体猛然向前或向上跳，如“纵身一跳”。

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Example sentences

This railway running from north to south has a total length of about 2,000 kilometers.

Please fold this paper in half vertically.

From the vertical axis, it can be seen that the temperature is gradually rising.

This mountain range runs through the entire country, and the scenery is very spectacular.

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