锻炼
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
锻炼 (duànliàn) · to exercise
锻炼 (duànliàn) means “to exercise; to work out; to toughen”. It is written with 2 characters: 锻 (to temper) + 炼 (to smelt). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 锻炼 is built
The characters
锻 duàn · to temper
What 锻 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 段duàn — section
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — small table
- 又yòu — and
- 殳shū — tool
Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 段 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
炼 liàn · to smelt
What 炼 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 柬jiǎn — card
Origin hint: 火 gives the meaning, 柬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我每天早上锻炼身体。Wǒ měi tiān zǎoshang duànliàn shēntǐ.I exercise every morning.
你常去锻炼吗？Nǐ cháng qù duànliàn ma?Do you work out often?
Questions about 锻炼
What does 锻炼 mean?
锻炼 (duànliàn) means “to exercise; to work out; to toughen”.
How do you pronounce 锻炼?
锻炼 is pronounced duànliàn.
Which HSK level is 锻炼?
锻炼 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
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Learn 锻炼 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.