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精练

jīng liàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 精練

精练 (jīng liàn) means "(textiles) to scour; to degum (silk); variant of 精炼". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 精练 means

1. (textiles) to scour
2. to degum (silk)
3. variant of {精炼|jīng liàn}

The characters in 精练

• 精jīngessence; extract; vitality
• 练liànto practice; to train; to drill

Sounds the same

Read jīng liàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 精炼to refine (a substance); to purify; to refine (one's skills, writing etc)

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