收敛 shōuliǎn HSK7 to restrain oneself Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents shōuliǎn to restrain oneself 收 shōu to restrain to restrain; to control; to keep one's feelings or behavior in check敛 斂 liǎn to restrain to hold back or keep in check; to restrain oneselfshōuliǎn to fade 收 shōu verbnoun to conclude to stop; to finish; to end an activity or a work session敛 斂 liǎn to restrain to hold back or keep in check; to restrain oneselfshōuliǎn to contract · to converge 收 shōu verbadjective to shrink to contract; to shrink; to close or fold (an umbrella, etc.)敛 斂 liǎn to restrain to hold back or keep in check; to restrain oneselfshōuliǎn to collect 收 shōu verb to collect to collect; to gather together; to charge a fee敛 斂 liǎn to collect to gather or collect; to levy taxes