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炼狱
炼狱 (liàn yù): Purgatory (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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炼 • liàn • to smelt, refine, or temper • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
liàn
炼
to smelt, refine, or temper
狱 • yù • prison, jail
yù
狱
prison, jail
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More common words that include characters from 炼狱.
Words with
炼
锻炼
duàn liàn
to engage in physical exercise
提炼
tí liàn
extract and refine
磨炼
mó liàn
temper
淬炼
cuìliàn
temper and refine
精炼
jīng liàn
refine; concise
炼油厂
liàn yóu chǎng
oil refinery
炼金术
liàn jīn shù
alchemy
百炼成钢
bǎi liàn chéng gāng
After repeated trials and hard work, one becomes strong and resilient.
Words with
狱
监狱
jiān yù
prison; jail
地狱
dì yù
Hell
入狱
rù yù
be imprisoned
出狱
chū yù
to be released from prison
牢狱
láo yù
prison; jail
狱中
yù zhōng
in prison
狱卒
yù zú
prison guard, jailer
狱警
yù jǐng
prison guard
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Example Sentences with 炼狱
Zhè
这
duàn
段
jīng
经
lì
历
duì
对
tā
他
lái
来
shuō
说
jiù
就
xiàng
像
liàn
炼
yù
狱
yī
一
yàng
样
。
This experience was like purgatory for him.
Zài
在
liàn
炼
yù
狱
zhōng
中
，
líng
灵
hún
魂
xū
需
yào
要
Chuàng
创
yè
业
chū
初
qī
期
de
的
kùn
困
nán
难
jiǎn
简
zhí
直
shì
jìng
净
huà
化
cái
才
néng
能
shēng
升
rù
入
tiān
天
táng
堂
。
In purgatory, souls need to be purified before ascending to heaven.
是
yī
一
chǎng
场
liàn
炼
yù
狱
。
The difficulties in the early stages of starting a business were simply an ordeal.
