炼
liàn
variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain
variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
工人把铁炼成钢。
gōng rén bǎ tiě liàn chéng gāng。
The workers smelted the iron into steel.
他每天坚持锻炼身体。
tā měi tiān jiān chí duàn liàn shēn tǐ。
He insists on exercising his body every day.
Words with 炼
锻炼
duàn liàn
to toughen
体育锻炼
tǐ yù duàn liàn
physical exercise
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
凝炼
níng liàn
variant of 凝練|凝练[ning2 lian4]
千锤百炼
qiān chuí bǎi liàn
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)
提炼
tí liàn
to extract (ore, minerals etc)
洗炼
xǐ liàn
variant of 洗練|洗练[xi3 lian4]
炮炼
páo liàn
to parch and refine medicinal herbs
炼丹
liàn dān
to concoct pills of immortality