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Chinese dictionary
v.make pills of immortality; make the elixir of life
炼丹术士
Taoist alchemist
中世纪炼丹术士企图把贱金属炼成金。
Medieval alchemists attempted to transmute base metals into gold.
Word usage
- Separable word"炼" and "丹" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
这口炉炼不出丹。
The furnace can't be used to make pills of immortality.
你炼了多少颗丹？
How many pills of immortality did you make?
这位炼丹师去年成功炼过丹。
The alchemist managed to make pills of immortality last year.