shōu liǎn
to vanish
to moderate
to exercise restraint
to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc)
to astringe
(math.) to converge
liǎn
to hold back
to restrain
to control (oneself)
to collect
Taiwan pr. [lian4]
liǎn cái
to accumulate wealth
to rake in money
shōu liǎn xìng
convergence (math.)
astringent
jù liǎn
to accumulate
to gather
to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means
(science) convergent
héng zhēng bào liǎn
to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
liǎn qián
to collect money
to raise funds (for charity)
liǎn jì
to refrain
to give up evil (temporarily)
to cover one's traces
to lie low
to retire (from view)
shōu liǎn fēng máng
to draw in one's claws
to show some modesty
liǎn rèn
old-fashioned women's obeisance
Taiwan pr. [lian4 ren4]
fēng máng nèi liǎn
to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
shōu liǎn jí shù
convergent series (math.)
shōu liǎn xù liè
convergent sequence (math.)
liǎn bù
to restrain motion
to check one's step
zhēng liǎn wú dù
to extort taxes excessively
póu liǎn wú yàn
to accumulate wealth without satisfaction
to continually plunder (idiom)
héng zhèng bào liǎn
to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
nèi liǎn
introverted
reserved
(artistic style) understated
liǎn ba
(dialect) to gather (sth)