炼丹
liàn​dān

to concoct pills of immortality

liàn​dān to concoct pills of immortality
  1. 炼 煉 liàn
    to decoct
    To boil down or decoct medicinal herbs or alchemical substances for a long time
  2. 丹 dān
    pellet
    a pill, powder, or small pellet of Chinese medicine; also refers to the elixir of life in Taoist alchemy

liàn​dān to practice internal alchemy
  1. 炼 煉 liàn verbnoun
    to train
    To improve one's character, skills, or physical fitness through practice or experience; often confused with 练 liàn
  2. 丹 dān
    pellet
    a pill, powder, or small pellet of Chinese medicine; also refers to the elixir of life in Taoist alchemy

liàn​dān to prepare medicinal pellets
  1. 炼 煉 liàn verb
    to refine
    To heat a substance to remove impurities, extract a component, or strengthen it; to smelt, refine, or temper
  2. 丹 dān
    pellet
    a pill, powder, or small pellet of Chinese medicine; also refers to the elixir of life in Taoist alchemy