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聚斂

简聚敛 · 繁聚斂

Mandarin · pinyin jù liǎn

to gather; to accumulate; (esp.) to amass wealth by heavy taxation or other unscrupulous means
(science) convergent

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聚: jù · assemble, meet together, collect
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敛: liǎn · draw back, fold back; collect

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4–3 · ju4 lian3

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verb

to amass wealth by heavy taxation; to levy heavy taxes
to collect; to gather
to extort the wealth of the people

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