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  *炼* | 炼* | *炼
to refine / to smelt
HSK 7-9
to extract (ore, minerals etc) / to refine / to purify / to process
HSK 7-9
(of Taoists) to practice austerities / to practice asceticism
to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable
to smelt metal
to refine with fire
to smelt
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
variant of 磨練|磨练
physical exercise
to parch and refine medicinal herbs
variant of 凝練|凝练
variant of 簡練|简练
variant of 洗練|洗练


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