锻
炼

锻炼 (duàn liàn) – to toughen

duàn liàn

to toughen

HSK 3Traditional: 鍛鍊2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to toughen
  2. 2to temper
  3. 3to engage in physical exercise
  4. 4to work out
  5. 5(fig.) to develop one's skills
  6. 6to train oneself

Simplified & traditional

锻炼

Simplified

鍛鍊

Traditional

Example sentences

See 锻炼 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 游泳锻炼肌肉。

    yóu yǒng duàn liàn jī ròu 。

    Swimming develops your muscles.

  • 爬山是锻炼的好方法。

    pá shān shì duàn liàn de hǎo fāng fǎ 。

    It's good exercise to climb hills.

Related words

炼

liàn

to refine

提炼

tí liàn

to extract (ore, minerals etc)

多么

duō me

how (wonderful etc)

饿

è

to be hungry

而且

ér qiě

(not only ...) but also

耳朵

ěr duo

ear

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

方便

fāng biàn

convenient

放

fàng

to put

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

分

fēn

to divide

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