百炼成钢
bǎi​liàn​chéng​gāng

to be tempered into steel

  • created sense approved 百炼成钢/百煉成鋼 · bǎi​liàn​chéng​gāng · to be tempered into steel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    百炼成钢 / 百煉成鋼

    bǎi​liàn​chéng​gāng

    to be tempered into steel

    Iron that becomes fine steel through repeated smelting; describes a person who becomes capable and strong after enduring many trials and long-term discipline.

    百 (literal) → 百 · bǎi · numerous 炼 (literal) → 炼/煉 · liàn · to refine 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 钢 (literal) → 钢/鋼 · gāng · steel

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

    created sense