liǎn lián liàn

draw back, fold back; collect

DEFINITIONS

斂 liǎn
  • to hold back
  • to restrain
  • to control (oneself)
  • to collect
  • Taiwan pr. [lian4]
斂 liàn
  • variant of 殮|殓[lian4]

WORDS

nèi liǎn introverted; reserved; (artistic style) understated
zhēng liǎn to extort taxes
無度 zhēng liǎn wú dù to extort taxes excessively
shōu liǎn to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge
序列 shōu liǎn xù liè convergent sequence (math.)
性 shōu liǎn xìng convergence (math.); astringent
級數 shōu liǎn jí shù convergent series (math.)
鋒芒 shōu liǎn fēng máng to draw in one's claws; to show some modesty
巴 liǎn ba (dialect) to gather (sth)
步 liǎn bù to restrain motion; to check one's step
衽 liǎn rèn old-fashioned women's obeisance; Taiwan pr. [lian4 ren4]
財 liǎn cái to accumulate wealth; to rake in money
跡 liǎn jì to refrain; to give up evil (temporarily); to cover one's traces; to lie low; to retire (from view)
錢 liǎn qián to collect money; to raise funds (for charity)
bào liǎn to overtax; to extort
橫征暴 héng zhēng bào liǎn to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
橫正暴 héng zhèng bào liǎn to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
jù liǎn to accumulate; to gather; to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means; (science) convergent
無厭 póu liǎn wú yàn to accumulate wealth without satisfaction; to continually plunder (idiom)
鋒芒內 fēng máng nèi liǎn to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
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