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The Chinese word duanlian - 锻炼 - duànliàn
(to do physical training in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
duànliàn
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English translations
to do physical training, to forge, to train,
to take exercise, to temper
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锻炼 ( duanlian / duànliàn ) in traditional characters
鍛煉
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 锻炼 ( duanlian / duànliàn ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Meitian duanlian shenti hen zhongyao.
Měitiān duànliàn shēntǐ hěn zhòngyào.– English translation: It's important to exercise every day.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to harden | to forge
锻炼 ( duanlian / duànliàn ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 861)
锻炼 ( duanlian / duànliàn ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 861)
More words that mean to forge in Chinese
duàn ( 锻 )
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