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Meaning of 炼

Pinyin liàn

Radical

火

Strokes

Definition

refine / smelt, refine

Usage

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炼 liàn 动【本义】: 提炼【造字法】: 形声。从火，柬声。 1. 用火烧制或用加热等方法使物质纯净、坚韧、浓缩 ([En.] smelt; refine) 例如：炼钢 (smelt steel)、炼焦 (carbonize)、炼油 (refine oil)、炼乳 (condense milk)、炼狱 (purgatory)、锤炼 (forge). 2. 用心琢磨使精练 ([En.] cultivate and temper oneself) 例如：炼字 (polish words)、炼句 (polish sentences). 3. 修炼;锻炼;造就 ([En.] cultivate and temper oneself) 例如：炼丹 (practice alchemy)、炼性 (cultivate one's nature)、炼养 (nurture). 4. 比喻下苦功以求其精 ([En.] polish). 例如：炼贫 (skilled in clever talk).

冶炼 yě liàn

to smelt metal

冶炼厂 yě liàn chǎng

smeltery / smelting plant

修炼 xiū liàn

(of Taoists) to practice austerities / to practice asceticism

炼油 liàn yóu

oil refinery

锻炼 duàn liàn

to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself

炼制 liàn zhì

(chemistry) to refine

炼钢 liàn gāng

steelmaking

提炼 tí liàn

to extract (ore, minerals etc) / to refine / to purify / to process

炼铁 liàn tiě

smelting iron

炼油厂 liàn yóu chǎng

oil refinery

锤炼 chuí liàn

temper / steel and temper

精炼 jīng liàn

to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable

磨炼 mó liàn

see 磨練|磨练[mo2 lian4]

炼焦 liàn jiāo

coking / the process of producing coke from coal

熔炼 róng liàn

to smelt

炼狱 liàn yù

purgatory

千锤百炼 qiān chuí bǎi liàn

after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) / the vicissitudes of life

炼丹术 liàn dān shù

maker of immortality pill / concocting magic pills

炼化 liàn huà

to refine / refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)

熔炼炉 róng liàn lú

melter / smelting furnace

炼丹 liàn dān

to concoct pills of immortality