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斂
Mandarin: lian3
Simplified: 敛
Definitions
  1. 1 to hold back
  2. 2 to restrain
  3. 3 to control (oneself)
  4. 4 to collect
  5. 5 Taiwan pr. [liàn]
  6. 6 to gather
  7. 7 to accumulate
  8. 8 to harvest
  9. 9 less than
  10. 10 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 斂
內斂
introverted; quiet and composed
裒斂
To plunder; to accumulate wealth by extortion; to exploit the people
橫徵暴斂
ruthless exploitation and demanding exorbitant taxes and levies by force
裒斂無厭
be insatiably rapacious in fleecing the people of their wealth
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