HSK C4/W3/V7-9
Correct

炼

/ liàn /
Strokes

Collocation

1
炼铁
2
炼钢
3
炼乳
4
炼狱
5
炼金术

Definition

炼：[ Verb] to refine/to smelt

Example

As a Verb
1
Gāng
钢
shì
是
yóu
由
tiěliàn
铁炼
chéng
成
de
的
。

Steel is made of iron.

2
Zhēnjīnbùpàhuǒliàn
真金不怕火炼
。

Real gold is not afraid of fire.

3
Huángjīn
黄金
yù
愈
liàn
炼
yù
愈
jīngchún
精纯
,
guānghuī
光辉
yù
愈
míngliàng
明亮
。

The more refined the gold, the brighter the brilliance.