zòng​lìng

even if

  • created sense approved 纵令/縱令 · zòng​lìng · even if — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纵令 / 縱令

    zòng​lìng

    even if

    Used as a conjunction to introduce a hypothetical condition; even though; granted that.

    纵 (literal) → 纵/縱 · zòng · even if 令 (literal) → 令 · lìng · to cause

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 纵令/縱令 · zòng​lìng · to give free rein — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纵令 / 縱令

    zòng​lìng

    to give free rein

    To allow to act without restraint; to give free rein to; to connive at

    纵 (literal) → 纵/縱 · zòng · to indulge 令 (literal) → 令 · lìng · to cause

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense