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收敛
收敛
(shōu liǎn): To collect / to gather up / to contract / to converge (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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收 • shōu • to receive • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
shōu
收
to receive
敛 • liǎn • to gather, collect, or restrain
liǎn
敛
to gather, collect, or restrain
4.
How to Use 收敛 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
with
迅速
xùn
迅
sù
速
shōu
收
liǎn
敛
neutral
quickly restrain
Verb + Object
shōu
收
liǎn
敛
xiào
笑
róng
容
Verb + Complement
with
有所
yǒu
有
suǒ
所
shōu
收
liǎn
敛
Idiom
with
锋芒
shōu
收
liǎn
敛
fēng
锋
máng
芒
5.
Example Sentences with 收敛
tā
他
shōu
收
liǎn
敛
le
了
xiào
笑
róng
容
neutral
suppress a smile
shōu
收
liǎn
敛
xíng
行
wéi
为
formal
restrain one's behavior
neutral
show some restraint
formal
Written
sheathe one's edge
。
He restrained his smile.
zài
在
zhèng
正
shì
式
huì
会
yì
议
shàng
上
，
tā
他
lì
立
kè
刻
shōu
收
liǎn
敛
le
了
suí
随
yì
意
de
的
tài
态
dù
度
。
At the formal meeting, he immediately toned down his casual attitude.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
bù
不
shōu
收
liǎn
敛
yí
一
xià
下
zì
自
jǐ
己
zhāng
张
yáng
扬
de
的
gè
个
xìng
性
ne
呢
？
Why don't you tone down your flamboyant personality a bit?
tā
她
shōu
收
liǎn
敛
le
了
pí
脾
qi
气
，
bù
不
zài
再
shēng
生
qì
气
。
She controlled her temper and stopped being angry.
shōu
收
liǎn
敛
xīn
心
shén
神
hòu
后
，
tā
她
zhōng
终
yú
于
néng
能
zhuān
专
zhù
注
yú
于
yǎn
眼
qián
前
de
的
gōng
工
zuò
作
le
了
。
After gathering her thoughts, she was finally able to focus on the task at hand.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 收敛.
Words with
收
收到
shōu dào
to receive
收入
shōu rù
income
收听
shōu tīng
to listen to (a radio broadcast)
收拾
shōu shi
to put in order
收费
shōu fèi
to charge a fee
吸收
xī shōu
absorb; soak up; assimilate
接收
jiē shōu
reception (of transmitted signal)
收据
shōu jù
receipt; acquittance
