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提炼 (tí liàn) — to extract and refine (ore, oil, etc.); to distill, to extract (the essence of something, like information or experience)

Definition

提炼 means to extract and distill the essence from something (oil from ore, lessons from experience). Unlike 加工 (general raw-material processing) or 净化 (removing impurities), it focuses on pulling out a valuable core.

verb
to extract and refine (ore, oil, etc.)to distillto extract (the essence of something, like information or experience)

Examples

  • 提炼。
    Tā men cóng yuán yóu zhōng tí liàn chū le qì yóu.
    They extracted gasoline from crude oil.
  • 提炼。
    Zhè běn shū tí liàn le zuò zhě duō nián yán jiū de chéng guǒ.
    This book distills the achievements of the author's many years of research by its author.
  • 提炼。
    Tā cóng shī bài zhōng tí liàn chū le bǎo guì de jīng yàn.
    He extracted valuable experience from failure.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

提tíextract
炼liànrefine

提 (extract) and 炼 (refine) together describe pulling out and purifying a substance or essence.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
是
是shì提tí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

Open 提 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 煉; 炼 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 炼 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words it is 煉; in others (锻炼) it is 鍊.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
火火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
柬
柬jiǎn煉liàn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 煉 pairs 火 (fire) with 柬 as its sound part. The simplified 炼 is a shorthand, and its right side is not the historical component.

Open 炼 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Industry & Manufacturing

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