千锤百炼 in English qian1 chui2 bai3 lian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • after hard work and numerous revisions (idiomatic expression)
  • the vicissitudes of life

Simplified Characters

千 锤 百 炼

Traditional Characters

千 錘 百 鍊

Pinyin

qian1 chui2 bai3 lian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

千qian1thousand 锤chui2hammer 百bai3surname Bai 炼lian4to refine