千锤百炼
qiān​chuí​bǎi​liàn

refined

  • created sense approved 千锤百炼/千錘百鍊 · qiān​chuí​bǎi​liàn · refined

    千锤百炼 / 千錘百鍊

    qiān​chuí​bǎi​liàn

    refined

    highly polished and refined through intensive effort and numerous revisions, especially of a literary work

    这部名著的语言经过千锤百炼，极其精炼。

    idiom

    created sense

  • created sense approved 千锤百炼/千錘百鍊 · qiān​chuí​bǎi​liàn · tempered

    千锤百炼 / 千錘百鍊

    qiān​chuí​bǎi​liàn

    tempered

    thoroughly steeled or toughened by enduring many hardships and the vicissitudes of life

    优秀的领袖都是在艰苦的环境中经过千锤百炼而成的。

    idiom

    created sense