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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1收敛 收斂 shōu liǎnshou1 lian3to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge
2 liǎnlian3to hold back; to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect; Taiwan pr. [lian4]
3敛声屏气 斂聲屏氣 liǎn shēng bǐng lian3 sheng1 bing3 qi4to hold one's breath (idiom)
4征敛无度 征斂無度 zhēng liǎn zheng1 lian3 wu2 du4to extort taxes excessively
5征敛 征斂 zhēng liǎnzheng1 lian3to extort taxes
6销声敛迹 銷聲斂跡 xiāo shēng liǎn xiao1 sheng1 lian3 ji4to keep silent and lie low (idiom)
7头会箕敛 頭會箕斂 tóu kuài liǎntou2 kuai4 ji1 lian3heavy taxation (idiom)
8收敛序列 收斂序列 shōu liǎn lièshou1 lian3 xu4 lie4convergent sequence (math.)
9收敛性 收斂性 shōu liǎn xìngshou1 lian3 xing4convergence (math.); astringent
10收敛级数 收斂級數 shōu liǎn shùshou1 lian3 ji2 shu4convergent series (math.)
11收敛锋芒 收斂鋒芒 shōu liǎn fēng mángshou1 lian3 feng1 mang2to draw in one's claws; to show some modesty
12裒敛无厌 裒斂無厭 póu liǎn yànpou2 lian3 wu2 yan4to accumulate wealth without satisfaction; to continually plunder (idiom)
13内敛 內斂 nèi liǎnnei4 lian3introverted; reserved; (artistic style) understated
14敛足不前 斂足不前 liǎn qiánlian3 zu2 bu4 qian2to hesitate to advance; to hold one's steps and refuse to go further (idiom)
15暴敛 暴斂 bào liǎnbao4 lian3to overtax; to extort
16敛衽 斂衽 liǎn rènlian3 ren4old-fashioned women's obeisance; Taiwan pr. [lian4 ren4]
17敛钱 斂錢 liǎn qiánlian3 qian2to collect money; to raise funds (for charity)
18敛迹 斂跡 liǎn lian3 ji4to refrain; to give up evil (temporarily); to cover one's traces; to lie low; to retire (from view)
19敛财 斂財 liǎn cáilian3 cai2to accumulate wealth; to rake in money
20敛步 斂步 liǎn lian3 bu4to restrain motion; to check one's step
21敛巴 斂巴 liǎn balian3 ba5(dialect) to gather (sth)
22聚敛 聚斂 liǎnju4 lian3to accumulate; to gather; to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means; (science) convergent
23横正暴敛 橫正暴斂 héng zhèng bào liǎnheng2 zheng4 bao4 lian3to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
24横征暴敛 橫征暴斂 héng zhēng bào liǎnheng2 zheng1 bao4 lian3to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
25锋芒内敛 鋒芒內斂 fēng máng nèi liǎnfeng1 mang2 nei4 lian3to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)

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