liǎn

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  • 1

    v.fmlcheck; hold back; keep back

    • liǎn zú

      hold back from going

    • liǎn róng

      assume a serious expression

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  • 2

    v.fmlrestrain; keep within bounds

    • liǎn rèn

      anciently a lady's greeting by holding lower corners of the jacket

    • liǎn jì

      lie low

  • 3

    v.gather; collect; accumulate

    • jù liǎn

      levy tax and get rich

    • shōu liǎn

      gather

    • bào liǎn

      collect illegitimate wealth

Words and phrases with 敛

  • 敛钱
    [word]collect/raise money
  • 敛足
    [word]check one's steps
  • 敛集
    [word]packing
  • 敛色
    [word]assume a serious expression
  • 敛财
    [word]accumulate wealth by unfair mean
  • 敛容
    [word]assume a serious expression
  • 敛衽
    [word]straighten one's lapels to show respect; curtsey
  • 敛迹
    [word]temporarily desist from one's evil ways; restrain oneself
  • 敛紧
    [word]peening
  • 敛声匿迹
    [idiom]disappear from the scene
  • 敛容屏气
    [idiom]assume a serious expression and hold one's breath
  • 敛声屏息
    [idiom]keep silent and hold one's breath
  • 敛色屏气
    [idiom]be dreadful
  • 敛声屏气
    [idiom]keep silent and hold one's breath

Similar-form characters to 敛

Chinese Characters with pinyin liǎn

  • face; facial expression
  • vessel/container of grain at the imperial sacrifice in an ancestral temple