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Hanzi

冶

to smelt/to cast/seductive in appearance

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

yě

Bopomofo

ㄧㄝˇ

Jyutping

je5

Example sentences

陶冶 táoyě
這所學校非常注重學生的品格教育，希望能陶冶他們的情操。
这所学校非常注重学生的品格教育，希望能陶冶他们的情操。

This school places great importance on students' character education, hoping to cultivate their sentiments.

冶 yě
古代工匠以冶金技術打造堅固的兵器。
古代工匠以冶金技术打造坚固的兵器。

Ancient artisans used metallurgical techniques to forge sturdy weapons.

冶煉 / 冶炼 yěliàn
工廠以高溫冶煉礦石，提取其中的金屬。
工厂以高温冶炼矿石，提取其中的金属。

The factory smelts ore at high temperatures and extracts the metal from it.

冶金 yějīn
這家工廠用電爐冶金，以提高金屬純度。
这家工厂用电炉冶金，以提高金属纯度。

This factory uses electric furnaces for metallurgy to increase the purity of the metal.

Example Vocabulary

陶冶

tao2'ye3

to cultivate; to mold (one's character); to edify

冶

ye3

to smelt or work metal; metallurgy in compounds

冶煉

ye3'lian4

to smelt; to refine metal from ore

冶艷

冶金

ye3'jin1

to smelt metals; to practice metallurgy

大冶

da4'ye3

古冶

艷冶

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