靠拢 kàolǒng to draw close to
How to remember 靠拢: 靠 nearby + 拢 to collect = to draw close to.
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How it is used
- To move/draw closer together, to close ranks - 向组织靠拢 (xiàng zǔzhī kàolǒng) to align oneself with the organization.
- Both physical (队伍向中间靠拢, close up the ranks) and figurative (aligning with a group/ideology).
- Contrast 接近 (jiējìn, to approach/get near) - 靠拢 stresses closing the gap to be side by side or aligned.