磨炼 móliàn to steel oneself Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 磨 mó verb hardship hardship; suffering; a period of difficulty that tests one's character; to endure or undergo training炼 煉 liàn verbnoun to train To improve one's character, skills, or physical fitness through practice or experience; often confused with 练 liàn