liàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to refine
  2. 2. to smelt

Words Containing 炼

提炼
tí liàn

to extract (ore, minerals etc)

锻炼
duàn liàn

to toughen

修炼
xiū liàn

(of Taoists) to practice austerities

修炼成仙
xiū liàn chéng xiān

lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal

冶炼
yě liàn

to smelt metal

冶炼炉
yě liàn lú

a furnace for smelting metal

千锤百炼
qiān chuí bǎi liàn

after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)

炮炼
páo liàn

to parch and refine medicinal herbs

炼丹
liàn dān

to concoct pills of immortality

炼丹八卦炉
liàn dān bā guà lú

eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality

炼丹术
liàn dān shù

maker of immortality pill

炼之未定
liàn zhī wèi dìng

to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision

炼乳
liàn rǔ

to condense milk (by evaporation)

炼化
liàn huà

to refine

炼句
liàn jù

to polish a phrase

炼奶
liàn nǎi

condensed milk

炼字
liàn zì

to craft one's words

炼油
liàn yóu

oil refinery

炼油厂
liàn yóu chǎng

oil refinery

炼焦
liàn jiāo

coking

炼焦炉
liàn jiāo lú

coking furnace

炼狱
liàn yù

purgatory

炼珍
liàn zhēn

a delicacy (food)

炼制
liàn zhì

(chemistry) to refine

炼金术
liàn jīn shù

alchemy

炼金术士
liàn jīn shù shì

alchemist

炼钢
liàn gāng

to make steel

炼钢厂
liàn gāng chǎng

steel mill

炼铁
liàn tiě

smelting iron

炼铁厂
liàn tiě chǎng

iron foundry

熔炼
róng liàn

to smelt

百炼成钢
bǎi liàn chéng gāng

to be tempered into a steel

百炼钢
bǎi liàn gāng

high-grade well-tempered steel

磨炼
mó liàn

see 磨練|磨练[mó liàn]

精炼
jīng liàn

to refine (a substance)

精炼厂
jīng liàn chǎng

refinery (of oil etc)

试炼
shì liàn

to refine with fire

体育锻炼
tǐ yù duàn liàn

physical exercise