Meaning
refine; smelt; refine
Chinese: 用火提纯、锻炼。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lian” becomes a different word in each tone. 炼 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 锻炼duàn liànto toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out
- 提炼tí liànto extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process
- 炼制liàn zhì(chemistry) to refine
- 炼化liàn huàto refine; refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
- 炼字liàn zìto craft one's words
Example Sentence
钢铁是经过反复锤炼才制成的。Gāng tiě shì jīng guò fǎn fù chuí liàn cái zhì chéng de.Steel is made through repeated forging.
钢铁Gāng tiěsteel是shìis经过jīng guòto pass反复fǎn fùrepeatedly锤chuíhammer炼liànto refine才cáiability制成zhì chéngto manufacture的deof。