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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

锻炼 [duànliàn]
  1. 1. verb [指身体] work out
  2. 2. verb [磨炼] toughen
    艰苦的环境锻炼人的意志。
    People are toughened by difficult experiences.
  3. 3. verb [冶炼] temper

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

锻炼 [duànliàn]
  1. 1. take exercise; have physical training; train; exercise
    我们要努力锻炼强健的体魄。
    锻炼身体,保卫祖国。
    在大江大海中游泳,既可以锻炼身体,又可以锻炼意志。
    Swimming in big rivers and seas helps to build up both physical strength and willpower.
    每天锻炼半小时
    take half an hour's exercise every day
  2. 2. temper; steel; toughen
    你需要锻炼一下你的自理能力。
    劳动锻炼
    temper oneself through manual labour
  3. 3. noun workout

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

锻炼 [duànliàn]
  1. 1. 锻造冶炼金属,使更为精纯。
  2. 2. 通过健身活动,使身体健壮或恢复健康
    锻炼身体
  3. 3. 通过实践,提高工作能力和思想水平
    在实践中锻炼提高

Examples

在大江大海中游泳,既可以锻炼身体,又可以锻炼意志。
Swimming in big rivers and seas helps to build up both physical strength and willpower. 锻炼
常年坚持体育锻炼
persist in physical training all the year round 常年
大凡坚持锻炼的,身体抵抗力都比较强。
Generally those who exercise regularly have high resistance to disease. 大凡
每天锻炼半小时
take half an hour's exercise every day 锻炼
劳动锻炼
temper oneself through manual labour 劳动
不管天多么冷,他都坚持户外锻炼
However cold it was, he never stopped taking outdoor exercise. 多么
功能锻炼
functional training 功能
在革命的洪炉里锻炼成长
be tempered in the mighty furnace of revolution 洪炉
锻炼身体一向很积极。
He has always been very keen on doing physical exercises. 积极
他坚持锻炼,几年来从不间断。
He has kept up physical training for several years without interruption. 间断

Collocations

锻炼钢铁
steely iron
体育锻炼
physical training
锻炼身体
build up one's body
加强锻炼
strengthen training
锻炼效果
train on
在基层锻炼
starting from the bottom
锻炼的机会
chance for exercise
锻炼成才
train and succeed
锻炼出来
be trained to be
接受锻炼
accept training

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