趋同

趨同

qūtóng

verb #62,482

Meanings

1 to converge
2 to tend toward the same
3 convergence

Characters

Examples

两国的经济政策正在逐步趋同。

Liǎng guó de jīngjì zhèngcè zhèngzài zhúbù qūtóng.

The two countries' economic policies are gradually converging.

市场上的产品设计日益趋同。

Shìchǎng shàng de chǎnpǐn shèjì rìyì qūtóng.

Product designs on the market are becoming more and more similar.

Tips

usage

Academic and editorial register — appears constantly in economics, biology (convergent evolution = 趋同进化), and sociology writing. The opposite is 分化 (diverge).

Stroke Order

趋 qū

同 tóng