煉 (lin6) — temper; test; train (one's will, etc) in Cantonese
linˍ₆煉简 炼
Mandarin Pinyin: lian4
Meaning of 煉
nountemper; test; train (one's will, etc)
nounsmelt; refine; distill; condense (milk)
nounpolish the wording; weigh one's word
Example Sentences with 煉
豈但年青人愛好運動，就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.
keoiˏ₅佢waaˍ₆話jinˎ₄研gau˗₃究linˎ₄煉gamˉ¹金seot6.術。
He said he's studying alchemy.
keoiˏ₅佢seon˗₃信linˎ₄煉gamˉ¹金seot6.術。
He believes in alchemy.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲houˊ²好ciˏ₅似linˎ₄煉gamˉ¹金seot6.術。
This seems like alchemy.
linˎ₄煉gamˉ¹金seotˍ₆術haiˍ₆係sanˎ₄神waa6.話。
Alchemy is a myth.
Words Containing 煉
煉鐵lin6 tit3
smelting iron
煉鋼廠lin6 gong3 cong2
a steel mill
煉獄lin6 juk6
a purgatory; Purgatory
煉糖lin6 tong4
to refine sugar
煉奶lin6 naai5
condensed milk
煉金術lin6 gam1 seot6
alchemy
冶煉je5 lin6
to smelt (metals)
鍛煉dyun3 lin6
toughen; steel; build up
煉丹lin6 daan1
alchemy
百煉成鋼baak3 lin6 sing4 gong3
very strong after a long workout (lit., "tempered into steel")
修煉sau1 lin6
(of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism
千錘百煉cin1 ceoi4 baak3 lin6
well experienced, after hard works and harsh challenges
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