聚拢 (jù lǒng) — to gather together, to converge; to draw together (e.g. a crowd, scattered objects)
Definition
聚拢 means things (people, objects, clouds) move or are drawn together into one place, focusing on the convergence itself. Common with 把 + scattered items, where someone actively collects them.
verb
to gather togetherto convergeto draw together (e.g. a crowd, scattered objects)
Examples
- 聚拢，。Rén qún màn màn jù lǒng guò lái, wéi chéng le yí gè quān.The crowd slowly gathered together, forming a circle.
- 聚拢。Tā bǎ sàn luò zài dì shàng de wán jù jù lǒng zài yì qǐ.He gathered together the toys scattered on the floor.
- 聚拢，。Wū yún jù lǒng, yǎn kàn jiù yào xià yǔ le.Dark clouds converged; it looked like it was about to rain.
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