精炼 (精煉)
jīng liàn
Pinyin

Definition

精炼 (精煉)
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jīng liàn
  1. to refine (a substance)
  2. to purify
  3. to refine (one's skills, writing etc)
  4. refined
  5. polished
  6. succinct
  7. skilled
  8. capable

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jīng cǎi
  1. 1 wonderful
  2. 2 marvelous
  3. 3 brilliant
jīng shén
  1. 1 spirit
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 consciousness
  4. 4 thought
  5. 5 mental
  6. 6 psychological
  7. 7 essence
  8. 8 gist
  9. 9 classifier: 个 gè
jīng měi
  1. 1 delicate
  2. 2 fine
  3. 3 refinement
jīng xuǎn
  1. 1 carefully chosen
  2. 2 handpicked
  3. 3 best of the bunch
  4. 4 choice (product)
  5. 5 concentration (mining)
  6. 6 to concentrate
  7. 7 to winnow
lóng mǎ jīng shén
  1. 1 old but still full of vitality (idiom)

Idioms (20)

兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú
  1. 1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
  2. 2 preparations for war are in an advanced state
博而不精
bó ér bù jīng
  1. 1 extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
  2. 2 jack-of-all-trades, master of none
业精于勤
yè jīng yú qín
  1. 1 mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.
  2. 2 Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.
  3. 3 Practice makes perfect.
殚精极虑
dān jīng jí lǜ
  1. 1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
  3. 3 to leave no stone unturned
殚精竭虑
dān jīng jié lǜ
  1. 1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
  3. 3 to leave no stone unturned