Writing
靠拢 (kào lǒng) — how to say "to draw close" in Chinese
靠拢
To draw close, to rally to
verb
Character composition
靠
to lean on, to rely on
拢
to gather, to draw close
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
非
Wrong
#175 · fēi · 8 strokes
Collocations
靠拢过来
kào lǒng guò lái
come closer
互相靠拢
hù xiāng kào lǒng
move closer to each other
Examples
请大家向主席台靠拢，会议马上开始。
Please draw close to the rostrum, the meeting will start soon.
队伍向中心靠拢。
The team draws close to the center.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to draw close" in Chinese?
"to draw close" in Chinese is 靠拢 (kào lǒng).
What does 靠拢 mean in English?
靠拢 (kào lǒng) means "To draw close, to rally to".
How is 靠拢 pronounced?
It is pronounced kào lǒng (written as kao long, kaolong). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to draw close" in Chinese characters?
It is written 靠拢: 靠 has 15 strokes, 拢 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 靠拢?
靠拢 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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