# 收敛 (shōuliǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 收敛 (shōuliǎn) means “to restrain; to fade; to converge”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to restrain; to fade; to converge
- Pinyin: shōuliǎn (shou1 lian3)
- Traditional: 收斂
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他收敛了脸上的笑容。
  Tā shōuliǎnle liǎnshàng de xiàoróng.
  He restrained the smile on his face.

## Characters

- [收](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-receive/) (shōu): to receive; to collect
- 敛 (liǎn): to hold back; to restrain; to control (oneself)

https://hanziro.com/word/shou-lian-restrain/

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