冶
yě
Pinyin

Definition

冶
 - 
yě
  1. to smelt
  2. to cast
  3. seductive in appearance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (10)

陶冶
táo yě
  1. 1 lit. to fire pots and smelt metal
  2. 2 fig. to educate
冶
yě
  1. 1 to smelt
  2. 2 to cast
  3. 3 seductive in appearance
冶炼
yě liàn
  1. 1 to smelt metal
冶艳
yě yàn
  1. 1 bewitching
  2. 2 beautiful
冶金
yě jīn
  1. 1 metallurgy

Idioms (1)

狎妓冶游
xiá jì yě yóu
  1. 1 to be intimate with prostitutes and frequent brothels (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哇！听听你这番话，看来陶土还真是能陶冶性情，能把你这头猛兽都驯化了。
wā ！tīng tīng nǐ zhè fān huà ，kànlai táotǔ hái zhēnshi néng táoyě xìngqíng ，néng bǎ nǐ zhè tóu měngshòu dōu xùnhuà le 。
Wow! Listening to you, it really seems like pottery really can fire one’s temperament, to tame this wild beast.
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十一月十一日，北京公交集团发出通告，按照上级关于国贸地区疏解整治的工作要求，从十二日起，原来从燕郊冶金一局通往八王坟西的八一一路，终点站改为通州北苑路口东。
shíyī yuè shíyī rì ，běijīnggōngjiāojítuán fāchū tōnggào ，ànzhào shàngjí guānyú guómào dìqū shūjiě zhěngzhì de gōngzuò yāoqiú ，cóng shíèr rì qǐ ，yuánlái cóng yānjiāoyějīnyījú tōngwǎng bāwángfénxī de bāyīyī lù ，zhōngdiǎnzhàn gǎiwéi tōngzhōuběiyuànlùkǒudōng 。
On November 11th, the Beijing Public Transport Group issued a circular. In an attempt by the authorities to reduce the traffic around the international trade area, from the 12th, the original station from Yanjiao Metallurgical Bureau to Bayi Tomb West, Bayi 1st Road, the terminal Changed to Tongzhou Beiyuan Road East.
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是啊，有一段时间了，我觉得冥想能帮助我修养身心、陶冶性情使我建立了信心也提高了创造力。
shì a ，yǒu yī duàn shíjiān le ，wǒ juéde míngxiǎng néng bāngzhù wǒ xiūyǎng shēnxīn 、táoyě xìngqíng shǐ wǒ jiànlì le xìnxīn yě tígāo le chuàngzàolì 。
Yes, it's been a while. I feel that meditation helps me to train both my mind, body and temperament. It's allowed me to build my confidence as well as increased my creativity.
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