Definition & Meaning

1.a thousand hammer blows and a hundred burns; be thoroughly tempered; be steeled over and over again

2.(of literary works) be polished again and again; be revised and rewritten many times; be highly finished

qiān chuí bǎi liàn

千 锤 百 炼

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1
slmetaa thousand hammer blows and a hundred burns; be thoroughly tempered; be steeled over and over again
- zài jiān kǔ huán jìng xià gōng zuò jīng guò qiān chuí bǎi liàn tā yì zhì yuè lái yuè jiān qiáng le
  在艰苦环境下工作，经过千锤百炼，他意志越来越坚强了。
  Toughened by working under difficult conditions, his will-power became stronger.
- wǒ men de yǒu yì jīng guò qiān chuí bǎi liàn
  我们的友谊经过千锤百炼。
  Our friendship has been strengthened by the many trials it has undergone.
- zhè xiē lǎo gàn bù dōu shì jīng guò qiān chuí bǎi liàn de
  这些老干部都是经过千锤百炼的。
  These veteran cadres have all gone through fiery trials.
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bǎi liàn chéng gāng百炼成钢
2
slmeta(of literary works) be polished again and again; be revised and rewritten many times; be highly finished
- qiān chuí bǎi liàn de shī
  千锤百炼的诗
  a repeatedly revised and rewritten verse
- qiān chuí bǎi liàn de zuò pǐn
  千锤百炼的作品
  a work that has been repeatedly refined and improved
- yòng cí qiān chuí bǎi liàn
  用词千锤百炼
  write with words that have been polished again and again
synonym
jīng diāo xì kè精雕细刻 zì zhēn jù zhuó字斟句酌

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