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千锤百炼

qiān chuí bǎi liàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) / the vicissitudes of life
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

千錘百鍊 千锤百炼 [qian1 chui2 bai3 lian4] /after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)/the vicissitudes of life/

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Other forms in these source records: 千錘百鍊

  • 千
    qiān

    thousand / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]

  • 锤
    chuí

    hammer / to hammer into shape / weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance) / to strike with a hammer

  • 百
    bǎi

    hundred / numerous / all kinds of

    Bǎi

    surname Bai

  • 炼
    liàn

    to refine / to smelt / variant of 鏈|链[liàn], chain

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