敛 liǎn HSK7 draw back Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: restrain All meanings 2 liǎn 2 collect 1restrain 1 1 sentence for 敛 (liǎn — restrain) 他敛起笑容,神情变得严肃。 tā liǎn qǐ xiàoróng, shénqíng biàn de yánsù. He withdrew his smile and his expression became serious. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary