精炼 (jīng liàn) — to refine; to purify (metal, oil, etc.); to polish; to hone (writing, language, expression)
Definition
精炼 (jīngliàn) is a formal verb meaning 'to refine' in two senses: purifying substances like oil or metal, and polishing language or writing to be more concise and precise.
verb
to refineto purify (metal, oil, etc.)to polishto hone (writing, language, expression)
Examples
- 精炼。Tā men cóng yuán yóu zhōng jīng liàn chū qì yóu.They refine gasoline from crude oil.
- 精炼。Zhè piān lùn wén xū yào jìn yí bù jīng liàn yǔ yán.This paper needs to further polish the language.
- 精炼，。Tā de yǎn jiǎng jīng guò duō cì jīng liàn, fēi cháng jīng cǎi.His speech was refined many times and was very brilliant.
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