锻炼

duànliàn

to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 鍛鍊

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  • liànto refineB7
  • 磨炼móliànvariant of 磨练B7
  • 提炼tíliànto extract (ore, minerals etc)B7

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我每天早上锻炼。

I exercise every morning.

他去公园锻炼了。

He went to the park to exercise.