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; the activity of training or exercising the body to improve physical fitness
一炼 yī liàn once refining; refining once
淬炼 cuì liàn to temper and refine; to cultivate and improve through toughening or training, often used in the context of physical or mental training
锤炼 chuí liàn temper; forge; refine through hardships
炼器 liàn qì refining of tools or apparatus; crafting or forging of equipment, often used in the context of alchemy
炼宝师 liàn bǎo shī an expert or practitioner in refining precious objects or treasures, often associated with magical or mystical processes
修炼法 xiū liàn fǎ cultivation techniques; methods of refining one's body and spirit through practice
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