锻炼 duànliàn Physical exercise

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Traditional: 鍛鍊

Stroke order

锻炼 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

锻炼 — the Chinese character for Physical exercise (duànliàn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 锻炼 — Physical exercise

锻 — 14 strokes
炼 — 9 strokes

Senses

to toughen
to temper
to engage in physical exercise
to work out
(fig.) to develop one's skills
to train oneself

Characters in 锻炼

锻 duàn — to forge; to discipline; wrought
炼 liàn — to refine; to smelt

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我每天早上锻炼。Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang duànliàn.I exercise every morning.
锻炼身体很重要。Duànliàn shēntǐ hěn zhòngyào.Exercising is important for the body.

Related words

锻炼 is pronounced duànliàn and means “Physical exercise”.

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