旋踵 xuán zhǒng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ syun4 zung2
- (literary) in an instant (lit. to turn on one's heel)
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旋
- 周旋 zhōu xuán ㄓㄡ ㄒㄩㄢˊ zau1 syun4 to mix with others
- 旋律 xuán lǜ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄩˋ syun4 leot6 melody
- 旋涡 旋渦 xuán wō ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄛ syun4 wo1 spiral
- 旋转 旋轉 xuán zhuǎn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄢˇ syun4 zyun2 to rotate
- 下旋 xià xuán ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ haa6 syun4 (sport) backspin
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- 凯旋 凱旋 kǎi xuán ㄎㄞˇ ㄒㄩㄢˊ hoi2 syun4 to return in triumph; to return victorious
- 回旋 huí xuán ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ wui4 syun4 variant of 回旋
- 打旋 dǎ xuán ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄩㄢˊ daa2 syun4 to revolve
- 斡旋 wò xuán ㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ waat3 syun4 to mediate (a conflict etc)
- 旋光 xuán guāng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄤ syun4 gwong1 rotation of plane of polarization of light
- 旋即 xuán jí ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ syun4 zik1 soon after
- 旋回 xuán huí ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ syun4 wui4 to cycle
- 旋子 xuán zi ㄒㄩㄢˊ ˙ㄗ syun4 zi2 torsor (math.)
- 旋子 xuàn zi ㄒㄩㄢˋ ˙ㄗ syun4 zi2 whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)
- 旋梯 xuán tī ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄊㄧ syun4 tai1 spiral stairs
- 旋流 xuán liú ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ syun4 lau4 rotating flow
- 旋渊 旋淵 xuán yuān ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢ syun4 jyun1 abyss
- 旋绕 旋繞 xuán rào ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄖㄠˋ syun4 jiu5 to curl up; to wind around
- 旋翼 xuán yì ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧˋ syun4 jik6 rotor wing
- 旋臂 xuán bì ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ syun4 bei3 spiral arm
踵
- 接踵 jiē zhǒng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓㄨㄥˇ zip3 zung2 to follow on sb's heels
- 提踵 tí zhǒng ㄊㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ tai4 zung2 to lift one's heels; to stand on tiptoe; (sports) to do a calf raise
- 延颈企踵 延頸企踵 yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ jin4 geng2 kei5 zung2 to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
- 接踵而来 接踵而來 jiē zhǒng ér lái ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄌㄞˊ zip3 zung2 ji4 loi4 to come one after the other
- 摩肩接踵 mó jiān jiē zhǒng ㄇㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓㄨㄥˇ mo1 gin1 zip3 zung2 lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps
Idioms with these characters
- 祸不旋踵 禍不旋踵 huò bù xuán zhǒng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ wo6 bat1 syun4 zung2 trouble is never far away (idiom)
- 盘旋曲折 盤旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ pun4 syun4 kuk1 zit3 (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
- 天旋地转 天旋地轉 tiān xuán dì zhuàn ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ tin1 syun4 dei6 zyun2 the sky spins, the earth goes round (idiom); giddy with one's head spinning