Chinese Character Dictionary

缩小模型

suō xiăo mó xíng

miniature

缩影

suō yĭng

miniature

缩成

suō chéng

to shrink into

缩成一团

suō chéng yī tuán

to huddle together

缩手缩脚

suō shŏu suō jiăo

bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained

缩放

suō fàng

scaling

缩时摄影

suō shí shè yĭng

time-lapse photography

缩氨酸

suō ān suān

peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)

缩水

suō shuĭ

to shrink (in the wash)

缩减

suō jiăn

to cut

缩略

suō lu:è

to contract

缩略字

suō lu:è zì

abbreviated character

缩略语

suō lu:è yŭ

abbreviated word

缩短

suō duăn

to curtail

缩约

suō yuē

contraction (in grammar)

缩紧

suō jĭn

to tighten

缩胸

suō xiōng

breast reduction

缩衣节食

suō yī jié shí

to economize on clothes and food

缩语

suō yŭ

abbreviated word

缩头乌龟

suō tóu wū guī

person who refuses to face reality or confront a problem

縯

yĭn

long

縰

xĭ

band for the hair

纵

zòng

warp (the vertical threads in weaving)

纵令

zòng lìng

to indulge

纵使

zòng shĭ

even if

纵剖面

zòng pōu miàn

vertical section

纵向

zòng xiàng

longitudinal

纵容

zòng róng

to indulge

纵坐标

zòng zuò biāo

vertical coordinate

纵情

zòng qíng

to your heart's content

纵意

zòng yì

willfully

纵欲

zòng yù

to indulge in debauchery

纵放

zòng fàng

undisciplined

纵断面

zòng duàn miàn

vertical section

纵梁

zòng liáng

longitudinal beam

纵横

zòng héng

lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal

纵横交错

zòng héng jiāo cuò

criss-crossed (idiom)

纵横字谜

zòng héng zì mí

crossword

纵横家

Zòng héng jiā

School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (47-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Sū Qín] and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪[Zhàng Yí]

纵横驰骋

zòng héng chí chĕng

to criss-cross

纵步

zòng bù

to stride

纵波

zòng bō

longitudinal wave

纵深

zòng shēn

depth (of a battlefield or terrain)

纵火

zòng huŏ

to set on fire

纵火犯

zòng huŏ fàn

arsonist

纵然

zòng rán

even if

纵目

zòng mù

as far as the eye can see

纵神经索

zòng shén jīng suŏ

longitudinal nerve cord

纵纹

zòng wén

stria longitudinalis (in the brain)

纵线

zòng xiàn

vertical line

纵声

zòng shēng

loudly

纵肌

zòng jī

longitudinal muscle

纵虎归山

zòng hŭ guī shān

lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities

纵裂

zòng liè

lobe

纵览

zòng lăn

panoramic view

纵观

zòng guān

to survey comprehensively

纵言

zòng yán

to theorize generally

纵谈

zòng tán

to talk freely

纵论

zòng lùn

to talk freely

纵贯

zòng guàn

lit. warp string in weaving