敛 (斂)
liǎn
Pinyin

Definition

敛 (斂)
 - 
liǎn
  1. to hold back
  2. to restrain
  3. to control (oneself)
  4. to collect
  5. Taiwan pr. [liàn]
敛 (斂)
 - 
liàn
  1. variant of 殮|殓[liàn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (8)

内敛
nèi liǎn
  1. 1 introverted
  2. 2 reserved
  3. 3 (artistic style) understated
收敛
shōu liǎn
  1. 1 to dwindle
  2. 2 to vanish
  3. 3 to make vanish
  4. 4 to exercise restraint
  5. 5 to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc)
  6. 6 to astringe
  7. 7 (math.) to converge
敛财
liǎn cái
  1. 1 to accumulate wealth
  2. 2 to rake in money
收敛性
shōu liǎn xìng
  1. 1 convergence (math.)
  2. 2 astringent
敛迹
liǎn jì
  1. 1 to refrain
  2. 2 to give up evil (temporarily)
  3. 3 to cover one's traces
  4. 4 to lie low
  5. 5 to retire (from view)

Idioms (4)

横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
横正暴敛
héng zhèng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
裒敛无厌
póu liǎn wú yàn
  1. 1 to accumulate wealth without satisfaction
  2. 2 to continually plunder (idiom)
锋芒内敛
fēng máng nèi liǎn
  1. 1 to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)

Sample Sentences

处女座是完美主义者，他们心思细密、感情内敛、思路清晰。处女座的人，一般都喜欢知识渊博的人。对处女座的男人来说，美丽的头脑比漂亮的脸蛋重要得多，他们比较难以忍受一个无知又粗心大意的女人。
chǔnǚzuò shì wánměizhǔyì zhě ，tāmen xīnsi xìmì 、gǎnqíng nèiliǎn 、sīlù qīngxī 。chǔnǚzuò de rén ，yībān dōu xǐhuan zhīshi yuānbó de rén 。duì chǔnǚzuò de nánrén láishuō ，měilì de tóunǎo bǐ piàoliang de liǎndàn zhòngyào de duō ，tāmen bǐjiào nányǐ rěnshòu yī gè wúzhī yòu cūxīndàyì de nǚrén 。
Virgos are perfectionists. They very meticulous and introverted with a clear train of thought. People who are Virgos usually like highly educated people. Concerning men who are Virgos, a beautiful mind is much more important than a pretty face. They find it difficult to put up with ignorant and careless women.
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