靠拢 (kào lǒng) — to draw close to, to move closer (physically or figuratively)
Definition
靠拢 means to draw close or converge — physical or figurative (views, sides). 靠近 is the plain everyday 'approach'; 逼近 is more forceful, often with threats or pressure.
verb
to draw close toto move closer (physically or figuratively)
Examples
- 靠拢。Liǎng liàng chē màn màn kào lǒng le.The two cars slowly drew close to each other.
- 靠拢。Tā men de guān diǎn zhú jiàn kào lǒng.Their viewpoints gradually converged.
- 靠拢。Qǐng xiàng yòu biān kào lǒng yì xiē.Please move a bit closer to the right.
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