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敛

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Definitions

  1. 1. to restrain
  2. 2. to control (oneself)
  3. 3. to collect
  4. 4. Taiwan pr. [liàn]

Words Containing 敛

收敛
shōu liǎn

to dwindle

内敛
nèi liǎn

introverted

征敛
zhēng liǎn

to extort taxes

征敛无度
zhēng liǎn wú dù

to extort taxes excessively

收敛序列
shōu liǎn xù liè

convergent sequence (math.)

收敛性
shōu liǎn xìng

convergence (math.)

收敛级数
shōu liǎn jí shù

convergent series (math.)

收敛锋芒
shōu liǎn fēng máng

to draw in one's claws

敛巴
liǎn ba

(dialect) to gather (sth)

敛步
liǎn bù

(literary) to slow down one's steps; to come to a halt

敛衽
liǎn rèn

Taiwan pr. [liàn rèn]

敛财
liǎn cái

to accumulate wealth

敛迹
liǎn jì

to refrain

敛钱
liǎn qián

to collect money

暴敛
bào liǎn

to overtax

横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn

to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

聚敛
jù liǎn

to accumulate

裒敛无厌
póu liǎn wú yàn

to accumulate wealth without satisfaction

锋芒内敛
fēng máng nèi liǎn

to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)

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