Convergence (趋同)

Convergence (收敛 shōu liǎn) refers to a tendency of economies of different countries to become more similar to reach a common level of development and wealth.

Part 1: Breakdown of Words

“收” as in “collect” (收集 shōu jí), “income” (收入 shōu rù), or “receipt” (收据 shōu jù).

“敛” as in “make money” (敛财 liǎn cái), or “assume a serious expression” (敛容 liǎn róng).

Part 2: Examples

1. International convergence (国际收敛 guó jì qū tóng).
2. Conditional convergence (条件收敛 tiáo jiàn shōu liǎn).
3. Unconditional convergence (无条件收敛 wú tiáo jiàn shōu liǎn).