纵 zòng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 从 from, by, since, whence, through
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
纵容
zòngróng
to indulge; to connive at; to tolerate wrongdoing
Characters in this word
容 róng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 管理层长期纵容小问题，最终使整个流程失去约束。 Guǎnlǐ céng chángqī zòngróng xiǎo wèntí, zuìzhōng shǐ zhěng ge liúchéng shīqù yuēshù. Management indulged small problems for a long time, eventually causing the whole process to lose discipline.
- 家长不该纵容孩子熬夜打游戏。 Jiāzhǎng bù gāi zòngróng háizi áoyè dǎ yóuxì. Parents should not indulge their children in staying up late playing games.
- 对员工的迟到，经理一再纵容，办公室纪律越来越差。 Duì yuángōng de chídào, jīnglǐ yīzài zòngróng, bàngōngshì jìlǜ yuèláiyuè chà. The manager kept tolerating the employees' lateness, and office discipline got worse and worse.
Related words
- 操纵 cāozòng to manipulate; to control
- 放纵 fàngzòng to indulge; to give free rein to; unrestrained
- 纵观 zòngguān to survey; to take a comprehensive view of
- 纵横 zònghéng crisscrossing; vertical and horizontal; to range freely
- 纵然 zòngrán even if; even though
- 纵深 zòngshēn depth; strategic depth
- 内容 nèiróng content
- 容易 róngyì easy
- 形容 xíngróng to describe
- 好容易 hǎoróngyì with difficulty
- 容量 róngliàng capacity
- 笑容 xiàoróng smile