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liàn

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liàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liàn | lian4
English translation
to refine
to smelt
variant of liàn
> liàn [liàn], chain
variant of liàn
> liàn [liàn]
to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense

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About liàn

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

liàn

Contains the radical

Huǒ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

fire

Etymology of liàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

火柬

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Phonetic compound

Jiǎn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and Jiǎn represents the sound. Simplified form of liàn .

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Example sentences using liàn

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Dāo zài Shí shǎng , gāng zài Huǒ Zhōng liàn .

A knife is sharpened on the grindstone; steel is tempered in fire.

基础 jīchǔ 精炼 jīng liàn 工厂 gōngchǎng 升级 shēng jí xiàn zài 正确 zhèngquè de 作用 zuòyòng 在哨 zhàn shǎng le .

The Basic Refinery Upgrade now improves the outpost as intended.

zhǒng 经过 jīngguò 特别 tèbié 训练 xùnliàn 锻炼 duànliàn de láng quǎn ,用来 yòng lái 攻击 gōngjī 窃贼 qiè zéi děng .

A canine dog those have be trained to attack burglars, etc.

每天 měi tiān 锻炼 duànliàn 身体 shēntǐ 使 shǐ kān 起来 qǐlai 年轻 niánqīng ér xiǎn lǎo .

Taking exercise every day makes him look younger instead of older.

自行车 zìxíngchē shì zhǒng hěn hǎo de 锻炼 duànliàn 方式 fāngshì , 并且 bìngqiě Huán 容易 róngyì xué .

Bicycling is a good exercise ; moreover, it is easy to learn.

Words with liàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
锻炼 duànliàn to toughen鍛鍊
liàn to refine liàn
修炼 xiū liàn to practice asceticism修煉
炼狱 liàn yù purgatory煉獄
提炼 tíliàn to refine提煉
精炼 jīng liàn to purify精煉
炼油厂 liàn yóu chǎng oil refinery煉油廠
冶炼 yě liàn to smelt metal冶煉
炼油 liàn yóu oil refinery煉油
磨炼 mó liàn to temper oneself磨煉
炼金术 liàn jīn shù alchemy煉金術
炼钢 liàn gāng steelmaking煉鋼
炼制 liàn zhì (chemistry) to refine煉製
炼铁 liàn tiě smelting iron煉鐵
炼丹 liàn dān to concoct pills of immortality煉丹
熔炼 róng liàn to smelt熔煉
炼乳 liàn rǔ condensed milk煉乳
炼焦 liàn jiāo coking煉焦
千锤百炼 qiān chuí bǎi liàn the vicissitudes of life千錘百鍊
炼钢厂 liàn gāng chǎng steel mill煉鋼廠
百炼成钢 bǎi liàn chéng gāng to be tempered into a steel百煉成鋼
洗炼 xǐ liàn agile洗煉
炼焦炉 liàn jiāo lú coking furnace煉焦爐

liàn Decomposition & Compounds

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liàn Decomposition

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