炼 (liàn) means Refine (smelt). Below are 15 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他经常去公园锻 炼 。
Tā jīngcháng qù gōngyuán duànliàn.
He often goes to the park to exercise.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 经常
他每天早上锻 炼 身体。
Tā měi tiān zǎoshang duànliàn shēntǐ.
He exercises every morning.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 锻炼
多锻 炼 身体会更健康。
Duō duànliàn shēntǐ huì gèng jiànkāng.
Exercising more will make you healthier.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 锻炼
早上锻 炼 是个好习惯。
Zǎoshang duànliàn shì gè hǎo xíguàn.
Exercising in the morning is a good habit.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 习惯
为了健康，他每天锻 炼 。
Wèile jiànkāng, tā měi tiān duànliàn.
For the sake of his health, he exercises daily.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 为了
不管多忙，他都会锻 炼 。
Bùguǎn duō máng, tā dōu huì duànliàn.
No matter how busy he is, he still exercises.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 不管
锻 炼 可以预防很多疾病。
Duànliàn kěyǐ yùfáng hěn duō jíbìng.
Exercise can prevent many diseases.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 疾病
锻 炼 身体也要循序渐进。
Duànliàn shēntǐ yě yào xún xù jiàn jìn.
Physical training too should be built up gradually.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 循序渐进
这个游戏可以锻 炼 智力。
Zhège yóuxì kěyǐ duànliàn zhìlì.
This game exercises the intellect.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 智力
爷爷每天早上去公园锻 炼 。
Yéye měi tiān zǎoshang qù gōngyuán duànliàn.
Grandpa goes to the park to exercise every morning.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 爷爷
健全的体魄需要长期锻 炼 。
Jiànquán de tǐpò xūyào chángqī duànliàn.
A sound body takes long-term exercise.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 健全
困难可以磨 炼 一个人的意志。
Kùnnan kěyǐ móliàn yí ge rén de yìzhì.
Hardship can temper a person's will.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 意志
这种金属是从矿石中提 炼 出来的。
Zhè zhǒng jīnshǔ shì cóng kuàngshí zhōng tíliàn chūlái de.
This metal is refined from ore.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 提炼
他从大量资料中提 炼 出几条结论。
Tā cóng dàliàng zīliào zhōng tíliàn chū jǐ tiáo jiélùn.
He distilled several conclusions from a mass of material.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 提炼
骑车上班既省钱又锻 炼 ，一举两得。
Qí chē shàngbān jì shěngqián yòu duànliàn, yìjǔliǎngdé.
Cycling to work saves money and gives exercise — two birds with one stone.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 一举两得
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Words that contain 炼
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Questions about 炼
How is 炼 used in a sentence?
This page shows 15 sentences using 炼 (liàn, "Refine (smelt)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 炼 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 炼 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 炼?
The dictionary page for 炼 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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