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提炼

refine

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ti2lian4 • tíliàn

Meaning

Primary

refine

Alternatives

refining, refined, refines, to refine

Mnemonic

When you 提炼 refine something, you 炼 smelt it down, then 提 bring up only the pure stuff you want from the melted substance.

Usage

提炼 金属 需要 高温。

Refining metal require high temperatures.

我们 必须 提炼 这 个 过程。

We must refine this process.

提炼 原油

refine crude oil