收斂

收斂

1. (of a light ray, smile, etc.) to vanish; to disappear; to fade

   • 這時的夕陽，終於收斂了光芒而漸漸溫和，如一光焰柔柔的大紅燈籠懸在海與天的盡頭。 [MSC, trad.]
     这时的夕阳，终于收敛了光芒而渐渐温和，如一光焰柔柔的大红灯笼悬在海与天的尽头。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1997, Wang Weiwei, “Sunset Impression”

     Zhèshí de xīyáng, zhōngyú shōuliǎn le guāngmáng ér jiànjiàn wēnhé, rú yī guāngyàn róuróu de dà hóng dēnglóng xuán zài hǎi yǔ tiān de jìntóu. [Pinyin]

     The setting sun at that time began to finally let its light fade and became gradually mild, just as a big red lantern shedding gently its light hanging where the sea meets the sky.

2. to restrict; to constrain (behaviour, etc.); to curb; to restrain oneself; to pull back
3. (mathematics) to converge

   • 單調有界序列必收斂. [MSC, trad.]
     单调有界序列必收敛. [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2009, Wu Shengjian, Mathematical Analysis, volume I

     Dāndiào yǒujiè xùliè bì shōuliǎn. [Pinyin]

     Every bounded monotonic sequence converges.

4. (medicine) to astringe; to make astringent
5. to collect (a fee)
6. to contract
7. to put away

• (to disappear):

• (to restrict):

• (to converge): 發散／发散 (fāsàn)

• 含蓄 (hánxù)