Chinese word

靠拢

Pronunciation

Pinyinkào lǒng

Meaning

  • verbbring closer

Example

把桌子靠拢一点，大家坐得下。bǎ zhuō zi kào lǒng yì diǎn dà jiā zuò de xià

Bring the table a little closer so everyone can sit.

Illustration for 靠拢 (bring closer)

More examples

我们需要相互靠拢，才能完成这个项目。wǒ men xū yào xiāng hù kào lǒng cái néng wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù

We need to move closer to each other to complete this project.

Core concept

A gap closes as several people or things draw toward a shared center.

Common phrases

  • 把桌子靠拢一点bǎ zhuō zi kào lǒng yì diǎn

    bring the table a little closer

  • 相互靠拢xiāng hù kào lǒng

    move closer to each other

  • 向主流靠拢xiàng zhǔ liú kào lǒng

    move closer to the mainstream

Similar words

接近jiē jìn: Move toward or come near a person, place, or thing as the distance decreases.
靠近kào jìn: Move nearer to a particular person or thing and stay close to it.
贴近tiē jìn: Move right up to something so that almost no space remains between them.
聚拢jù lǒng: Gather scattered people or things toward a central point to form a group.

Definition in Chinese

将分散的人或物移动到一起，使彼此距离变小，也可表示已靠拢成一体的状态，常见于口语指示或描述聚集情形。jiāng fēn sàn de rén huò wù yí dòng dào yì qǐ shǐ bí cǐ jù lí biàn xiǎo yě kě biǎo shì yǐ kào lǒng chéng yì tǐ de zhuàng tài cháng jiàn yú kóu yǔ zhǐ shì huò miáo shù jù jí qíng xíng

Word origin

靠 (kào, "draw near") + 拢 (lǒng, "gather") forms a verb for bringing separate things into closer contact.

Usage tips

  • English often frames movement as one subject heading toward a destination, while this Chinese verb commonly frames several people or objects becoming closer together.

Other meanings

  • approachverb

Opposites

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