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鍛鍊

简锻炼 · 繁鍛鍊

Mandarin · pinyin duàn liàn

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锻: duàn · forge metal; temper, refine
炼: liàn · smelt, refine; distill, condense

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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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