拉近 meaning in English
to pull sb close to oneself; (fig.) (typically followed by 距離|距离[ju4 li2]) to bridge (the distance between people) (i.e. to build a closer relationship)
15 strokes
Meaning of 拉近
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
lājìn
- to pull sb close to oneself
- (fig.) (typically followed by 距離|距离[ju4 li2]) to bridge (the distance between people) (i.e. to build a closer relationship)
拉近 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
两人之间的距离已拉近。
The gap between them has narrowed.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
拉 lā · to pull · 8 strokes
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近 jìn · near · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 拉近.
| 最近 | zuìjìn | recently; soon |
| 接近 | jiējìn | to approach; to get close to |
| 将近 | jiāngjìn | almost; nearly |
| 近期 | jìnqī | near in time; in the near future |
| 附近 | fùjìn | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood |
| 拉开 | lākāi | to pull open; to pull apart |
| 近代 | jìndài | the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades |
| 靠近 | kàojìn | to be close to; to approach; to draw near |
| 近来 | jìnlái | recently; lately |
| 近视 | jìnshì | myopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted |
| 近日 | jìnrì | (in) the past few days; recently |
| 亲近 | qīnjìn | (of people or relationships) close; intimate; to draw close to; to engage with; to become |
Questions about 拉近
What does 拉近 mean?
拉近 (lājìn) means "to pull sb close to oneself; (fig.) (typically followed by 距離|距离[ju4 li2]) to bridge (the distance between people) (i.e. to build a closer relationship)".
How do you write 拉近?
拉近 is made of 2 characters: 拉 (8 strokes), 近 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.