磨炼
móliàn
to temper; to steel; to train through hardship
Characters in this word
炼 liàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 长期在基层处理矛盾，磨炼了他在复杂局面中保持冷静的能力。 Chángqī zài jīcéng chǔlǐ máodùn, móliàn le tā zài fùzá júmiàn zhōng bǎochí lěngjìng de nénglì. Long-term experience handling disputes at the grassroots level tempered his ability to stay calm in complex situations.
- 这次远足磨炼了孩子们的意志。 Zhè cì yuǎnzú móliàn le háizimen de yìzhì. This hike toughened the children's willpower.
- 多年的舞台经验磨炼了她的表演技巧。 Duōnián de wǔtái jīngyàn móliàn le tā de biǎoyǎn jìqiǎo. Years of stage experience honed her acting skills.
Related words
- 打磨 dǎmó to polish; to refine
- 磨 mó to grind; polish; wear down
- 磨合 móhé to run in; to adjust; to get used to working together
- 磨难 mónàn hardship; suffering; tribulation
- 磨损 mósǔn to wear down; wear and tear
- 消磨 xiāomó to kill time; to wear away
- 折磨 zhémó to torment; to torture; to make suffer
- 琢磨 zuómo to ponder; to polish through careful thought or work
- 锻炼 duànliàn to exercise
- 炼 liàn to refine; to smelt; to temper through training
- 提炼 tíliàn to extract; to refine; to distil
- 潜心 qiánxīn to devote oneself wholeheartedly to