炼 (鍊)
liàn
Pinyin

Definition

炼 (鍊)
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liàn
  1. variant of 鏈|链[liàn], chain
  2. variant of 煉|炼[liàn]
炼 (煉)
 - 
liàn
  1. to refine
  2. to smelt

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

修炼
xiū liàn
  1. 1 (of Taoists) to practice austerities
  2. 2 to practice asceticism
提炼
tí liàn
  1. 1 to extract (ore, minerals etc)
  2. 2 to refine
  3. 3 to purify
  4. 4 to process
炼乳
liàn rǔ
  1. 1 to condense milk (by evaporation)
  2. 2 condensed milk
炼化
liàn huà
  1. 1 to refine
  2. 2 refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
炼油厂
liàn yóu chǎng
  1. 1 oil refinery

Idioms (1)

真金不怕火炼
zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn
  1. 1 True gold fears no fire. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那些曾经立下赫赫战功的英雄部队，轮流来到这个练兵场，带着不进则退的危机感在实战化训练中揣摩现代战争的精髓，以锐意进取的自我更新，锤炼现代战争制胜之道。
nàxiē céngjīng lìxià hèhè zhàngōng de yīngxióng bùduì ，lúnliú láidào zhège liànbīngchǎng ，dài zhe bù jìn zé tuì de wēijīgǎn zài shízhàn huà xùnliàn zhōng chuǎimó xiàndài zhànzhēng de jīngsuǐ ，yǐ ruìyì jìnqǔ de zìwǒ gēngxīn ，chuíliàn xiàndài zhànzhēng zhìshèng zhī dào 。
Heroic troops with an impressive record on the battlefield have come in turns to this training ground, with a sense of crisis in that not making progress itself is falling behind, trying their hardest to figure out the essence of modern warfare in live fire exercises, making determined efforts to improve themselves, and refining the path to victory in the era of modern warfare.
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好！爽快！我告诉你，有病没病天注定。我就有个叔公，他不烟不酒，还每天上健身房锻炼，最后还不是照样得了脂肪肝。您是好人，怎么喝都行的！
hǎo ！shuǎngkuài ！wǒ gàosu nǐ ，yǒubìng méi bìng tiān zhùdìng 。wǒ jiù yǒu gè shūgōng ，tā bù yān bù jiǔ ，hái měitiān shàng jiànshēnfáng duànliàn ，zuìhòu háibùshì zhàoyàng dé le zhīfánggān 。nín shì hǎorén ，zěnme hē dōu xíng de ！
Great! How fun! Let me tell you, sickness and wellness is a matter of fate. I have a great uncle, who doesn't smoke or drink and goes to the gym everyday, and it didn't stop him getting fatty liver disease just the same. You're a good person, so you'll be fine however much you drink!
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我醒来后做两三个平板，冥想十分钟，出卧室后干搓脸半分钟，头脑清晰后，马上投入到看书、写文、锻炼或做早餐中去，那开了个好头的一天就有好彩头。
wǒ xǐnglái hòu zuò liǎng sān gè píngbǎn ，míngxiǎng shí fēnzhōng ，chū wòshì hòu gān cuō liǎn bàn fēnzhōng ，tóunǎo qīngxī hòu ，mǎshàng tóurù dào kànshū 、xiěwén 、duànliàn huò zuò zǎocān zhōng qù ，nà kāi le gè hǎo tóu de yītiān jiù yǒu hǎocǎitóu 。
When I wake up, I do a couple of planks and meditate for ten minutes. I leave my bedroom and give myself a face massage for half a minute. When I'm fully awake, I launch myself into either reading, writing or breakfast making. With such a great start to the day, it's inevitable that I'm going to have a great day ahead of me.
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是啊，每天早上出来运动一下，锻炼锻炼身体。
shì a ，měitiān zǎoshang chūlái yùndòng yīxià ，duànliàn duànliàn shēntǐ 。
Yeah, I come every morning to do some exercise, to train up my body.
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早啊，又来锻炼啊。
zǎo ā ，yòu lái duànliàn ā 。
Good morning, you've come to train again.
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时间过得真快，转眼秋天就要过去了，冬天又要来了。气温越来越低，出来锻炼可要多穿点衣服了。
shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài ，zhuǎn yǎn qiūtiān jiùyào guòqù le ，dōngtiān yòu yào lái le 。qìwēn yuèláiyuè dī ，chūlái duànliàn kě yào duō chuān diǎnr yīfu le 。
Time really flies, autumn will be over in the blink of an eye, and winter will be here again. The temperature will get lower and lower, so you'll have to wear more clothes when you come out to train.
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毛泽东指示全国人民大炼钢铁。
Máo Zédōng zhǐshì quánguó rénmín dàliàn gāngtiě 。
Mao Zedong instructed everyone in the country to smelt iron.
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我这样做的原因，一来让孩子多接触音乐，二来让他多锻炼大脑。
wǒ zhèyàng zuò de yuányīn ，yīlái ràng háizi duō jiēchù yīnyuè ，èrlái ràng tā duō duànliàn dànǎo 。
The reasons I have done this are: firstly, to give the children more exposure to music and secondly, to let them exercise their brains.
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体育锻炼对于每个人来说是必须的。
tǐyù duànliàn duìyú měi ge rén láishuō shì bìxū de 。
Physical training is necessary for everyone.
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锻炼
duànliàn
exercise, physical training
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