Meaning
collect; draw near to
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “long” becomes a different word in each tone. 拢 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 靠拢kào lǒngto draw close to
- 拉拢lā lǒngto rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice
- 并拢bìng lǒngto draw together; to place side by side (e.g. one's fingers, two halves of a torn sheet of paper etc)
- 合拢hé lǒngto close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc); to bring together; (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings)
- 拢总lǒng zǒngaltogether; in sum; in all; in total
Example Sentence
一阵风吹过，她用手把头发拢了拢。Yí zhèn fēng chuī guò, tā yòng shǒu bǎ tóu fa lǒng le lǒng.As a gust of wind passed, she smoothed her hair with her hand.
一阵Yí zhèna burst风fēngwind吹chuīto blow过guòto cross，她tāshe用yòngto use手把shǒu bǎhandle头发tóu fahair (on the head)拢lǒngto gather together了le(completed action)拢lǒngto gather together。