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To dwindle in Chinese: 收敛 (shōu liǎn)

shōu liǎn

to dwindle

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 收斂1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to dwindle
  2. 2to vanish
  3. 3to make vanish
  4. 4to exercise restraint
  5. 5to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc)
  6. 6to astringe
  7. 7(math.) to converge

Stroke order

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收
敛

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ㄕㄡ

shōu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄌㄧㄢˇ

liǎn

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

收敛

Simplified

收斂

Traditional

Example sentences

See 收敛 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他脾气不好，希望以后能收敛一点。

    tā pí qì bù hǎo， xī wàng yǐ hòu néng shōu liǎn yì diǎn。

    His temper is bad; I hope he can rein it in a bit from now on.

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Related words

收

shōu

to receive

收入

shōu rù

to take in

收拾

shōu shi

to put in order

收获

shōu huò

to harvest

收据

shōu jù

receipt

吸收

xī shōu

to absorb

收到

shōu dào

to receive

收费

shōu fèi

to charge a fee

收看

shōu kàn

to watch (a TV program)

收听

shōu tīng

to listen to (a radio broadcast)

收回

shōu huí

to regain

收益

shōu yì

earnings

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