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提煉

refine

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ti2lian4 • tíliàn

Meaning

Primary

refine

Alternatives

refining, refined, refines, to refine

Mnemonic

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

Usage

提煉 金屬 需要 高溫。

Refining metal require high temperatures.

我們 必須 提煉 這 個 過程。

We must refine this process.

提煉 原油

refine crude oil