锻炼
duànliàn
to exercise
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 我每天锻炼。I exercise daily.
- 锻炼身体很重要。Body exercise is important.
Collocations
锻炼身体坚持锻炼每天锻炼
Mnemonic
锻炼 duànliàn "exercise / temper" — 锻 (forge, traditional 鍛) + 炼 (refine, traditional 煉). Originally "forging metal", extended to physical/mental training. Cognate of Korean dallyeon / Japanese 鍛錬 tanren.
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