Definition
收敛 (shōu liǎn) has two main uses: (1) to restrain or curb one's emotions or behavior, and (2) in mathematics, for a sequence to converge. For the 'converge' sense, it is specific to math and abstract processes, unlike 汇合/汇聚 (huìhé/huìjù) which describe physical things like rivers or crowds coming together. The less common sense 'to dwindle' (e.g., anger) is gradual, unlike 绝迹 (juéjì 'completely vanish') or 熄灭 (xīmiè 'go out').
verb
to restrainto curb (one's emotions, behavior)(mathematics) to convergeto dwindleto vanish (less common)
Examples
- ，收敛。Zài zhèngshì chǎnghé, tā xuéhuì le shōu liǎn zìjǐ de qíngxù.In formal occasions, he learned to restrain his emotions.
- 收敛。Zhège shùliè shōu liǎn yú yí gè chángshù.This sequence converges to a constant.
- 收敛。Tā de nùqì mànmàn shōu liǎn le.His anger gradually dwindled.
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