WordTOCFL Level 4verbTaiwan frequency #6,702

鍛鍊

duànliàn

“to engage in physical exercise; to work out; to toughen or temper (metal); to develop skills through practice; to train oneself; (arch.) to fabricate charges against someone”

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鍛

duàn·ㄉㄨㄢˋ

To forge metal by heating and hammering; to temper or refine; to train or discipline; a whetstone.

鍊

liàn·ㄌㄧㄢˋ

To smelt or refine metals using heat; to forge; to temper or train; to polish language; a chain (variant of 鏈).