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.
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