精炼

精煉

jīngliàn

adjective #20,576

Meanings

1 refined
2 polished
3 succinct
4 concise and well-crafted
5 (of materials) to refine / to purify

Characters

essence / refined / skilled

to smelt / to refine / to temper

Examples

他的文章语言精炼，逻辑清晰。

Tā de wénzhāng yǔyán jīngliàn, luóji qīngxī.

His articles are linguistically polished and logically clear.

这段话写得非常精炼，一字不多。

Zhè duàn huà xiěde fēicháng jīngliàn, yī zì bù duō.

This paragraph is extremely succinct — not a word wasted.

Tips

register

精炼 in the sense of 'succinct/polished' is literary and formal — typically used to praise writing or speech. In an industrial context, 精炼 means to refine (oil, metal): 精炼油 (refined oil), 精炼厂 (refinery).

Stroke Order

精 jīng

炼 liàn