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敛
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Definitions
- 1. to restrain
- 2. to control (oneself)
- 3. to collect
- 4. Taiwan pr. [liàn]
Words Containing 敛
to accumulate wealth
to overtax
to collect money
convergent sequence (math.)
(dialect) to gather (sth)
convergent series (math.)
to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
Taiwan pr. [liàn rèn]
to extort taxes
to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
to accumulate wealth without satisfaction
to extort taxes excessively
to refrain
(literary) to slow down one's steps; to come to a halt
convergence (math.)
to draw in one's claws
introverted
to accumulate
to dwindle