精炼

精煉
jīngliàn
adjective #20,576

Meanings

  1. 1 refined
  2. 2 polished
  3. 3 succinct
  4. 4 concise and well-crafted
  5. 5 to refine / to purify

Examples

HSK 2
Zhè duàn huà xiě de fēicháng jīngliàn, yī zì bù duō.
This paragraph is extremely succinct - not a word wasted.
HSK 7-9
Tā de wénzhāng yǔyán jīngliàn, luóji qīngxī.
His articles are linguistically polished and logically clear.

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 (refined oil), 精炼 (refinery).

Stroke Order

jīng
liàn