converge like wheel spokes; gather from all directions
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to converge from all directions (like spokes of a wheel toward the hub); to gather from all sides
literaryLiterary term describing things or people gathering at a center from all directions. Often used to describe bustling commercial centers or gatherings of talent. This form uses 凑 instead of the more standard 辏.
Sì四
fāng方
shāng商
gǔ贾
fú辐
còu凑
yú于
cǐ此
,
xíng形
chéng成
le了
fán繁
huá华
de的
shì市
chǎng场
。
Merchants from all directions converged here, forming a bustling marketplace.
Tiān天
xià下
rén人
cái才
fú辐
còu凑
jīng京
shī师
。
Talented people from all over the world gathered in the capital.
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Zhè这
lǐ里
jiāo交
tōng通
biàn便
lì利
,
bǎi百
huò货
fú辐
còu凑
。
Transportation is convenient here, and all kinds of goods converge.