炼 liàn

smelt, refine; distill, condense

HSK 3 #1763

DEFINITIONS

  • smelt, refine
  • distill, condense
  • to refine
  • to smelt
  • variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain
  • variant of 煉|炼[lian4]

STROKES

WORDS

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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