xiū liàn

Traditional: 修煉

修炼 (xiū liàn) is a Chinese word meaning “(of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism”.

Meanings

  1. 1(of Taoists) to practice austerities
  2. 2to practice asceticism

Characters in 修炼

修xiū · to decorate炼liàn · to refine

Related words

修to decorate修surname Xiu修variant of 修[xiu1]修好to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged)修女nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)修理to repair锻炼to toughen修改to amend修复to restore; to renovate装修to decorate维修maintenance (of equipment)修道院monastery

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