Hanzi
Traditional
煉
Simplified
炼

variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain/variant of 煉|炼[lian4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

liàn

Bopomofo

ㄌㄧㄢˋ

Jyutping

lin6

Example sentences

提煉 / 提炼 tíliàn
科學家從植物中提煉出精油。
科学家从植物中提炼出精油。

Scientists extract essential oils from plants.

煉 / 炼 liàn
這家工廠專門煉鐵。
这家工厂专门炼铁。

This factory specializes in smelting iron.

丹 dān
古人相信丹可以煉成藥。
古人相信丹可以炼成药。

Ancient people believed cinnabar could be refined into medicine.

Example Vocabulary

修煉

xiu1'lian4

鍛煉

提煉

ti2'lian4

to extract; to refine; to purify

煉乳

lian4'ru3

煉化

煉獄

lian4'yu4

煉鋼

lian4'gang1

冶煉

ye3'lian4

煅煉

煉

lian4

to refine; to smelt; to temper

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