炼
liàn
Traditional: 煉
Meaning of 炼 in English
liànHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #7983
- to refine; to smelt
- to heat or forge (in fire)
- to refine; to temper (variant of 煉|炼[lian4])
- to polish (wording)
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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences