修炼 (修煉)
xiū liàn
Pinyin

Definition

修炼 (修煉)
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xiū liàn
  1. (of Taoists) to practice austerities
  2. to practice asceticism

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

修
Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu
修复
xiū fù
  1. 1 to restore
  2. 2 to renovate
  3. 3 restoration
  4. 4 (computing) to fix (a bug)
修身
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
装修
zhuāng xiū
  1. 1 to decorate
  2. 2 interior decoration
  3. 3 to fit up
  4. 4 to renovate
修剪
xiū jiǎn
  1. 1 to prune
  2. 2 to trim

Idioms (5)

不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú
  1. 1 not care about one's appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 slovenly in dress and manner
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
  1. 1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū
  1. 1 old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)
  2. 2 dilapidated
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion

Sample Sentences

然而好景不长，一个名叫法海的法师发现有蛇妖偷偷跑到人间，并嫁给了人类。他绝不能允许这样的事情发生，就马上去追查。结果法海还发现这个蛇妖就是几百年前偷了自己仙丹的那个蛇妖。因为白素贞偷了仙丹，法海多修炼了几百年才有了今天的法术。法海发誓，一定要收服这个蛇妖！
ránér hǎojǐngbùcháng ，yī gè míngjiào Fǎ Hǎi de fǎshī fāxiàn yǒu shéyāo tōutōu pǎodào rénjiān ，bìng jiàgěi le rénlèi 。tā jué bù néng yǔnxǔ zhèyàng de shìqing fāshēng ，jiù mǎshàng qù zhuīchá 。jiéguǒ Fǎ Hǎi hái fāxiàn zhè ge shéyāo jiùshì jǐbǎinián qián tōu le zìjǐ xiāndān de nàge shéyāo 。yīnwèi Bái Sùzhēn tōu le xiāndān ，FǎHǎi duō xiūliàn le jǐ bǎi nián cái yǒu le jīntiān de fǎshù 。Fǎ Hǎi fāshì ，yīdìng yào shōufú zhè ge shéyāo ！
However, good times don't last long. A priest named Fa Hai discovered that a snake spirit had found its way into the human world and married a human. He refused to allow this kind of thing to happen, so he quickly went to investigate. In the end, Fa Hai discovered that this snake spirit was the same snake spirit that had stolen his pill of life hundreds of years ago. Because Bai Suzhen had stolen his pill of life, Fa Hai had to practice spiritual enlightenment for another several hundred years to obtain his current magic. Fa Hai swore an oath to take revenge against this snake spirit.
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一年又一年，小白蛇已经在山上修炼了一千七百年。它已经修炼成人形，变成一位年轻漂亮的姑娘，她给自己起了个名字叫“白素贞”。白素贞准备下山报恩了。
yī nián yòu yī nián ，xiǎo báishé yǐjīng zài shān shàng xiūliàn le yīqiānqībǎi nián 。tā yǐjīng xiūliàn chéng rénxíng ，biànchéng yī wèi niánqīng piàoliang de gūniang ，tā gěi zìjǐ qǐ le gè míngzi jiào “Bái Sùzhēn ”。Bái Sùzhēn zhǔnbèi xiàshān bào\\'ēn le 。
The years passed. The small white snake had already practiced the mystical Daoist arts for 1700 years. It had assumed a human form, and become a beautiful young maiden. She chose the name Bai Suzhen for herself. Bai Suzhen intended to come down from the mountain to repay her debt of gratitude.
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哎，谁说不是呢。可好歹咱也是建设上海的青年才俊，老被叫做外地人，在各方面受歧视，还真窝火。看来继续修炼，娶个上海老婆才是正经。
āi ，shéi shuō bù shì ne 。kě hǎodǎi zá yě shì jiànshè Shànghǎi de qīngniáncáijùn ，lǎo bèi jiàozuò wàidirén ，zài gèfāngmiàn shòu qíshì ，hái zhēn wōhuǒ 。kànlai jìxù xiūliàn ，qǔ ge Shànghǎi lǎopó cái shì zhèngjing 。
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道”就是宇宙万物的本原。道教认为人的生命由元气组成，肉体是精神的载体。人通过修炼身体可以成仙，所以他们特别重视养生。
dào ”jiùshì yǔzhòu wànwù de běnyuán 。Dàojiào rènwéi rén de shēngmìng yóu yuánqì zǔchéng ，ròutǐ shì jīngshén de zàitǐ 。rén tōngguò xiūliàn shēntǐ kěyǐ chéngxiān ，suǒyǐ tāmen tèbié zhòngshì yǎngshēng 。
``The way" is the philosophical principle of all things in the universe. Taoism holds that human life is composed of a vital energy, and that the physical body is a vehicle for that energy. Through ascetic practices, people can become immortals, so they especially value the cultivation of long life.
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