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收敛

shōu liǎn
HSK 7

English Meaning

to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish; to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc); to astringe; (math.) to converge

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
谁知他依然不知收敛
HSK 7 00:01
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就将唯一的女儿卖去了青楼

“Then, he sold his only daughter to a brothel.”

“But instead of learning a lesson from it,”

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不仅输光了女儿的卖身钱 还被庄家打断了腿

“he gambled again and lost all that money. What's worse, the banker broke his legs.”

《朝雪录》 · historical_and_court
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你小子 到了长坪关收敛点啊
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Keep a low profile; one careless move will ruin us both.”

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这局棋的输赢 还轮不到他邓弈说了算

“the outcome of this game will not be decided by Deng Yi.”

“You brat, show some restraint once you arrive at Changping Pass.”

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现在多少双眼睛盯着边军呢

“Too many eyes are fixed on the frontier troops.”

《翘楚》 · crisis_and_conflict
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你稍微收敛点 大庭广众的 又想过肩摔了是吗
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Calm down before you embarrass both of us in front of everyone!”

1. PREVIOUS

她是谁你也不能这样啊 她是

“Whoever she is, you can't act like this. She is...”

“Calm yourself down. This is a public place. Want to get thrown over my shoulder again?”

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她是起个破名想半天

“Want to get thrown over my shoulder again? She is Po Ming!”

《爱情有烟火》 · crisis_and_conflict
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