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修煉
xiū liàn
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(of Taoists) to practice austerities;
to practice asceticism
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修煉成仙
xiū liàn chéng xiān
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lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal;
practice makes perfect
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冶煉
yě liàn
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to smelt metal
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冶煉爐
yě liàn lú
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a furnace for smelting metal
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凝煉
níng liàn
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variant of 凝練|凝练[ning2 lian4]
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提煉
tí liàn
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to extract (ore, minerals etc);
to refine;
to purify;
to process
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洗煉
xǐ liàn
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variant of 洗練|洗练[xi3 lian4]
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炮煉
páo liàn
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to parch and refine medicinal herbs
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煅煉
duàn liàn
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to forge;
to toughen;
to temper
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煉丹
liàn dān
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to concoct pills of immortality
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煉丹八卦爐
liàn dān bā guà lú
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eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality;
symbol of the alchemist's art;
Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble
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煉丹術
liàn dān shù
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maker of immortality pill;
concocting magic pills
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煉之未定
liàn zhī wèi dìng
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to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
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煉乳
liàn rǔ
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to condense milk (by evaporation);
condensed milk
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煉化
liàn huà
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to refine;
refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
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煉句
liàn jù
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to polish a phrase
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煉奶
liàn nǎi
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condensed milk
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煉字
liàn zì
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to craft one's words
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煉油
liàn yóu
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oil refinery
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煉油廠
liàn yóu chǎng
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oil refinery
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煉焦
liàn jiāo
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coking;
the process of producing coke from coal
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煉焦爐
liàn jiāo lú
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coking furnace
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煉獄
liàn yù
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purgatory
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煉珍
liàn zhēn
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a delicacy (food)
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煉製
liàn zhì
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(chemistry) to refine
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