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鍛鍊
简 锻炼 · 繁 鍛鍊Mandarin · pinyin duàn liàn
Meanings
- to toughen
- to temper
- to engage in physical exercise
- to work out
- (fig.) to develop one's skills
- to train oneself
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4–4 · duan4 lian4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dyun3 lin6
Cantonese word readings for 鍛鍊. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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verb
- to do physical exercise; to work out
- to temper; to steel; to forge
- to toughen
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