Nantoka/冶炼yě liànTraditional: 冶煉冶炼 (yě liàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to smelt metal”.Meanings1to smelt metalCharacters in 冶炼冶yě · to smelt炼liàn · to refineRelated words锻炼to toughen炼狱purgatory炼to refine炼variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain提炼to extract (ore, minerals etc)炼油厂oil refinery精炼to refine (a substance)炼金术alchemy修炼(of Taoists) to practice austerities磨炼variant of 磨練|磨练[mo2 lian4]炼铁smelting iron炼钢to make steelStudy Chinese with flashcards →