锻炼 duànliàn, [鍛鍊], to toughen/to temper/to engage in physical exercise/to work out/(fig.) to develo... 炼狱 liànyù, [煉獄], purgatory 炼 liàn, [煉]/[鍊], to refine/to smelt, variant of 鏈|链[liàn], chain/variant of 煉|炼[liàn] 提炼 tíliàn, [提煉], to extract (ore, minerals etc)/to refine/to purify/to process 炼油厂 liànyóuchǎng, [煉油廠], oil refinery 精炼 jīngliàn, [精煉], to refine (a substance)/to purify/to refine (one's skills, writing etc)/refined/... 炼金术 liànjīnshù, [煉金術], alchemy 修炼 xiūliàn, [修煉], (of Taoists) to practice austerities/to practice asceticism 磨炼 móliàn, [磨煉], see 磨練|磨练[mó liàn] 炼铁 liàntiě, [煉鐵], smelting iron 炼钢 liàngāng, [煉鋼], steelmaking 炼丹 liàndān, [煉丹], to concoct pills of immortality 炼乳 liànrǔ, [煉乳], to condense milk (by evaporation)/condensed milk 熔炼 róngliàn, [熔煉], to smelt 冶炼 yěliàn, [冶煉], to smelt metal 炼焦炉 liànjiāolú, [煉焦爐], coking furnace 炼油 liànyóu, [煉油], oil refinery 炼化 liànhuà, [煉化], to refine/refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc) 炼制 liànzhì, [煉製], (chemistry) to refine 体育锻炼 tǐyùduànliàn, [體育鍛煉], physical exercise 修炼成仙 xiūliànchéngxiān, [修煉成仙], lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal/practice makes perfect 冶炼炉 yěliànlú, [冶煉爐], a furnace for smelting metal 凝炼 níngliàn, [凝煉], variant of 凝練|凝练[níng liàn] 千锤百炼 qiānchuíbǎiliàn, [千錘百鍊], after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)/the vicissitudes of life 洗炼 xǐliàn, [洗煉], variant of 洗練|洗练[xǐ liàn] 炮炼 páoliàn, [炮煉], to parch and refine medicinal herbs 炼丹八卦炉 liàndānbāguàlú, [煉丹八卦爐], eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality/symbol of the alchemist's ar... 炼丹术 liàndānshù, [煉丹術], maker of immortality pill/concocting magic pills 炼之未定 liànzhīwèidìng, [煉之未定], to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision 炼句 liànjù, [煉句], to polish a phrase 炼奶 liànnǎi, [煉奶], condensed milk 炼字 liànzì, [煉字], to craft one's words 炼焦 liànjiāo, [煉焦], coking/the process of producing coke from coal 炼珍 liànzhēn, [煉珍], a delicacy (food) 炼金术士 liànjīnshùshì, [煉金術士], alchemist 炼钢厂 liàngāngchǎng, [煉鋼廠], steel mill 炼铁厂 liàntiěchǎng, [煉鐵廠], iron foundry 煅炼 duànliàn, [煅煉], to forge/to toughen/to temper 百炼成钢 bǎiliànchénggāng, [百煉成鋼], to be tempered into a steel 百炼钢 bǎiliàngāng, [百煉鋼], high-grade well-tempered steel 真金不怕火炼 zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒliàn, [真金不怕火煉], True gold fears no fire. (idiom) 简炼 jiǎnliàn, [簡煉], variant of 簡練|简练[jiǎn liàn] 精炼厂 jīngliànchǎng, [精煉廠], refinery (of oil etc) 试炼 shìliàn, [試煉], to refine with fire