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

炼丹八卦炉 liàn dān bā guà lú eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality; symbol of the alchemist's art; Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble
炼丹术 liàn dān shù maker of immortality pill; concocting magic pills
炼之未定 liàn zhī wèi dìng to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
炼句 liàn jù to polish a phrase
炼奶 liàn nǎi condensed milk
炼字 liàn zì to craft one's words
炼焦 liàn jiāo coking; the process of producing coke from coal
炼珍 liàn zhēn a delicacy (food)
炼金术士 liàn jīn shù shì alchemist
炼钢厂 liàn gāng chǎng steel mill
炼铁厂 liàn tiě chǎng iron foundry
百炼成钢 bǎi liàn chéng gāng to be tempered into a steel
百炼钢 bǎi liàn gāng high-grade well-tempered steel
真金不怕火炼 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
简炼 jiǎn liàn variant of 簡練|简练[jian3 lian4]
精炼厂 jīng liàn chǎng refinery (of oil etc)
试炼 shì liàn to refine with fire
体育锻炼 tǐ yù duàn liàn physical exercise
锻炼身体 duàn liàn shēn tǐ exercise; physical workout to keep the body fit and healthy
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