拉拢
lālǒng
to win over, to draw in
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他想方设法拉拢这些人。He tried every means to win these people over.
- 用金钱拉拢人心是不可靠的。Winning people over with money is unreliable.
Collocations
拉拢人心拉拢关系极力拉拢拉拢腐蚀
Mnemonic
拉 lā "to pull" + 拢 lǒng "to gather": to pull and gather in, i.e. to win over or draw in (people) to one's side by favors or means. Usually negative (self-serving, buying off). The 拉 is in 拉手 and 拉近. Distinguish 拉拢 (to win over for self-interest) from 团结 (tuánjié, to unite, positive).
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