Chinese word dictionary

炼制

liàn zhì · (chemistry) to refine

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Word information

Simplified炼制

Traditional煉製

Pinyinliàn zhì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

炼liàn

to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense

制zhì

system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower

How to learn 炼制

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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

复制fùzhì

to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone

控制kòngzhì

to control

限制xiànzhì

to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:個|个[ge4]

研制yánzhì

to research and manufacture; to research and to develop

制订zhìdìng

to work out; to formulate