炼 liàn HSK4 smelt Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 2 liàn 2 smelt 1chain 1 2 sentences 他在腰上系了一根粗粗的铁炼。 tā zài yāo shàng jì le yī gēn cūcū de tiě liàn. He tied a thick iron chain around his waist. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary相传女娲炼五色石以补苍天，断鳌足以立四极。 xiāngchuán Nǚwā liàn wǔsè shí yǐ bǔ cāngtiān, duàn áo zúyǐ lì sì jí. Legend has it that Nüwa smelted five-colored stones to mend the heavens and cut off the legs of a giant turtle to support the four corners of the world. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary
