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锻炼
duàn liàn · duan lian
Traditional 鍛鍊
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- to toughen
- to temper
- to engage in physical exercise
- to work out
- (fig.) to develop one's skills
- to train oneself
In a sentence
2 examples01
她锻炼时扭伤了脚踝。
She twisted her ankle while she was doing exercise.
Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
02
住在大城市的人们一般都缺乏锻炼。
People living in a big city tend to lack exercise.
Tatoeba: Chinese by wangzi0921 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
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