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修炼

修煉

xiūliàn

(of Taoists) to practice austerities
to practice asceticism

(Taoism) meditation, especially in the hope of magically creating immortality elixir or philter
(Taoism) to meditate
(by extension) any form of meditation or practice of asceticism; cultivation practice
(by extension) to practice asceticism
any form of meditation or practice of asceticism; cultivation practice
meditation, especially in the hope of magically creating immortality elixir or philter
to meditate
to practice asceticism

修习道家炼丹、炼气之术。

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Entry Composition

to decorate
to embellish
to repair
to build
to write
to cultivate
to study
to take (a class)

variant of 修 xiū

to refine
to smelt

variant of 链 liàn, chain
variant of 炼 liàn

Containing this entry

xiūliànchéngxiān

lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal
practice makes perfect