created sense approved 修炼/修煉 · xiūliàn · to practice asceticism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
修炼 / 修煉
xiūliàn
to practice asceticism
To practice Taoist techniques for self-cultivation, such as meditation, breathing exercises, or alchemy, often with the goal of achieving immortality or spiritual power.
修 (literal) → 修 · xiū · to cultivate 炼 (literal) → 炼/煉 · liàn · to train
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 修炼/修煉 · xiūliàn · to cultivate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
修炼 / 修煉
xiūliàn
to cultivate
To train oneself or work hard at a skill to reach a high level of mastery; to refine one's character or abilities through persistent effort.
修 (literal) → 修 · xiū · to cultivate 炼 (literal) → 炼/煉 · liàn · to train
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition