tí​liàn HSK7

to refine

  • created sense approved 提炼/提煉 · tí​liàn · to refine — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    提炼 / 提煉

    tí​liàn

    to refine

    To extract and purify a substance from raw materials or compounds using physical or chemical methods; to process minerals or ore.

    提 (literal) → 提 · tí · to withdraw 炼 (literal) → 炼/煉 · liàn · to refine

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 提炼/提煉 · tí​liàn · to abstract; abstraction — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    提炼 / 提煉

    tí​liàn

    to abstract; abstraction

    To extract the essence or most important parts of something, such as a language or a theme, by removing the unnecessary or false elements

    提 (literal) → 提 · tí · to withdraw 炼 (literal) → 炼/煉 · liàn · to polish

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense