# 靠拢 (kàolǒng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 靠拢 (kàolǒng) means “to draw close to”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to draw close to
- Pinyin: kàolǒng (kao4 long3)
- Traditional: 靠攏
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 请大家向中间靠拢。
  Qǐng dàjiā xiàng zhōngjiān kàolǒng.
  Everyone, please draw close to the center.

## Characters

- [靠](https://hanziro.com/word/kao-lean-against-or/) (kào): to lean against or on; to stand by the side of
- 拢 (lǒng): to gather together; to collect; to approach; to draw near to

https://hanziro.com/word/kao-long-draw-close/

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