Character

炼 liàn

smelt, refine; distill, condense

HSK 3 #1763

锻炼 duàn liàn HSK 3	to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out; (fig.) to develop one's skills; to train oneself
提炼 tí liàn HSK 6	to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process
炼狱 liàn yù	purgatory
炼油厂 liàn yóu chǎng	oil refinery
精炼 jīng liàn	to refine (a substance); to purify; to refine (one's skills, writing etc); refined; polished; succinct; skilled; capable
炼金术 liàn jīn shù	alchemy
修炼 xiū liàn	(of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism
磨炼 mó liàn	see 磨練\|磨练[mo2 lian4]
炼铁 liàn tiě	smelting iron
炼钢 liàn gāng	steelmaking
冶炼 yě liàn	to smelt metal
炼丹 liàn dān	to concoct pills of immortality
炼乳 liàn rǔ	to condense milk (by evaporation); condensed milk
熔炼 róng liàn	to smelt
炼化 liàn huà	to refine; refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
炼油 liàn yóu	oil refinery
炼焦炉 liàn jiāo lú	coking furnace
炼制 liàn zhì	(chemistry) to refine
修炼成仙 xiū liàn chéng xiān	lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal; practice makes perfect
冶炼炉 yě liàn lú	a furnace for smelting metal
凝炼 níng liàn	variant of 凝練\|凝练[ning2 lian4]
千锤百炼 qiān chuí bǎi liàn	after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom); the vicissitudes of life
洗炼 xǐ liàn	variant of 洗練\|洗练[xi3 lian4]
炮炼 páo liàn	to parch and refine medicinal herbs
煅炼 duàn liàn	to forge; to toughen; to temper

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