Chinese word dictionary

修炼

xiū liàn · (of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism

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Word information

Simplified修炼

Traditional修煉

Pinyinxiū liàn

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

修xiū

to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate

炼liàn

to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense

How to learn 修炼

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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锻炼duànliàn

to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out; (fig.) to develop one's skills; to train oneself

修xiū

surname Xiu; to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class); variant of 修[xiu1]

修理xiūlǐ

to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb

维修wéixiū

maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain

修改xiūgǎi

to amend; to alter; to modify

修建xiūjiàn

to build; to construct