磨练

磨練

móliàn

verb #18,475

Meanings

1 to temper oneself
2 to steel oneself
3 to toughen through training

Characters

to grind; to polish

to practice; to train

Examples

困难可以磨练一个人的意志。

Kùnnan kěyǐ móliàn yī gè rén de yìzhì.

Hardship can temper a person's willpower.

他在部队里磨练了三年。

Tā zài bùduì lǐ móliàn le sān nián.

He steeled himself through three years in the military.

Tips

memory

磨 (to grind/polish) + 练 (to train/practice) — grinding yourself through practice to become tougher, like tempering steel.

Stroke Order

磨 mó

练 liàn