簇拥

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Character Breakdown

Usage and Nuance

The verb 簇拥 (cùyōng) describes people or things gathering closely together, often crowding around someone or something. It conveys a sense of clustering or surrounding, usually with a positive or neutral tone, such as fans around a celebrity or children around a teacher.

Common Collocations

Register and Tone

簇拥 is somewhat formal and often used in written or news contexts to describe crowds or groups gathering. It is less common in casual spoken language but still understandable.

Contrast with Similar Words

Unlike (jǐ), which emphasizes squeezing or pushing in a crowded space, 簇拥 focuses more on the act of clustering or surrounding without the negative connotation of discomfort.

Tips

Use 簇拥 when you want to highlight the visual image of a group closely surrounding a person or object, especially in contexts like media, events, or social gatherings.

Example Sentences

As soon as the celebrity appeared, the fans clustered around.

Reporters crowded around to interview the award winner.

The children gathered closely around the teacher, listening to her tell a