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liàn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 炼

修炼
xiū liàn

(of Taoists) to practice austerities

炼油厂
liàn yóu chǎng

oil refinery

炼化
liàn huà

to refine

锻炼
duàn liàn

to toughen

炼制
liàn zhì

(chemistry) to refine

精炼厂
jīng liàn chǎng

refinery (of oil etc)

炼奶
liàn nǎi

condensed milk

冶炼炉
yě liàn lú

a furnace for smelting metal

百炼钢
bǎi liàn gāng

high-grade well-tempered steel

百炼成钢
bǎi liàn chéng gāng

to be tempered into a steel

体育锻炼
tǐ yù duàn liàn

physical exercise

炼之未定
liàn zhī wèi dìng

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

炼珍
liàn zhēn

a delicacy (food)

炼钢
liàn gāng

to make steel

试炼
shì liàn

to refine with fire

磨炼
mó liàn

see 磨練|磨练[mó liàn]

冶炼
yě liàn

to smelt metal

炼字
liàn zì

to craft one's words

修炼成仙
xiū liàn chéng xiān

lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal

炼狱
liàn yù

purgatory

炼乳
liàn rǔ

to condense milk (by evaporation)

炼铁
liàn tiě

smelting iron

提炼
tí liàn

to extract (ore, minerals etc)

炼油
liàn yóu

oil refinery

炼丹八卦炉
liàn dān bā guà lú

eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality

炼钢厂
liàn gāng chǎng

steel mill

炼金术
liàn jīn shù

alchemy

炼焦
liàn jiāo

coking

炮炼
páo liàn

to parch and refine medicinal herbs

炼丹术
liàn dān shù

maker of immortality pill

炼丹
liàn dān

to concoct pills of immortality

千锤百炼
qiān chuí bǎi liàn

after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)

炼焦炉
liàn jiāo lú

coking furnace

熔炼
róng liàn

to smelt

炼金术士
liàn jīn shù shì

alchemist

精炼
jīng liàn

to refine (a substance)

炼句
liàn jù

to polish a phrase

炼铁厂
liàn tiě chǎng

iron foundry