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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 liànlian4to refine; to smelt; variant of
2炼钢 煉鋼 liàn gānglian4 gang1steelmaking
3炼丹 煉丹 liàn dānlian4 dan1to concoct pills of immortality
4炼字 煉字 liàn lian4 zi4to craft one's words
5炼制 煉製 liàn zhìlian4 zhi4(chemistry) to refine
6炼之未定 煉之未定 liàn zhī wèi dìnglian4 zhi1 wei4 ding4to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
7炼珍 煉珍 liàn zhēnlian4 zhen1a delicacy (food)
8炼狱 煉獄 liàn lian4 yu4purgatory
9炼油厂 煉油廠 liàn yóu chǎnglian4 you2 chang3oil refinery
10炼油 煉油 liàn yóulian4 you2oil refinery
11炼铁厂 煉鐵廠 liàn tiě chǎnglian4 tie3 chang3iron foundry
12炼铁 煉鐵 liàn tiělian4 tie3smelting iron
13炼石补天 煉石補天 liàn shí tiānlian4 shi2 bu3 tian1to have supernatural power to remedy a situation (idiom)
14炼乳 煉乳 liàn lian4 ru3to condense milk (by evaporation); condensed milk
15炼奶 煉奶 liàn nǎilian4 nai3condensed milk
16炼句 煉句 liàn lian4 ju4to polish a phrase
17炼金术士 煉金術士 liàn jīn shù shìlian4 jin1 shu4 shi4alchemist
18炼金术 煉金術 liàn jīn shùlian4 jin1 shu4alchemy
19炼焦炉 煉焦爐 liàn jiāo lian4 jiao1 lu2coking furnace
20炼焦 煉焦 liàn jiāolian4 jiao1coking; the process of producing coke from coal
21炼化 煉化 liàn huàlian4 hua4to refine; refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
22炼钢厂 煉鋼廠 liàn gāng chǎnglian4 gang1 chang3steel mill
23炼丹术 煉丹術 liàn dān shùlian4 dan1 shu4maker of immortality pill; concocting magic pills
24炼丹八卦炉 煉丹八卦爐 liàn dān guà lian4 dan1 ba1 gua4 lu2eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality; symbol of the alchemist's art; Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble