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liàn
v. to refine; to temper, to test; to polish (the word)
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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liàn rǔ
n. condensed milk
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tā měi tiān zǎo shang jiān chí duàn liàn shēn tǐ .
phr. He keeps doing exercises persistently every morning.
chuí liàn
v. to temper, to refine
duàn liàn
v. take exercise, do physical exercise; to train, to temper
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liè huǒ liàn zhēn jīn .
phr. Fine gold is purified in the flaming fire.
tí liàn
v. extract and purify, abstract, refine
yě liàn
v. smelt
xiū liàn
v. (of Taoists) practice austerities; practice asceticism
liàn yóu
v. refine oil
mó liàn
v. chasten
liàn gāng
phr. (Metallurgy) make steel
qiān chuí bǎi liàn
idiom. to undergo severe training and hammering, be thoroughly tempered