Word: 提炼 (tíliàn) Traditional: 提煉 提炼 dictionary entry tíliàn to extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine; to purify; to process Full dictionary entry for 提炼 Example sentences using 提炼 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他把长长的故事提炼成了一句话。 Tā bǎ chángcháng de gùshi tíliàn chéng le yíjù huà. He distilled the long story into a single sentence. 石油要先提炼才能使用。 Shíyóu yào xiān tíliàn cáinéng shǐyòng. Oil has to be refined before it can be used. 矿石要先被打碎，再提炼。 Kuàngshí yào xiān bèi dǎsuì, zài tíliàn. Ore has to be crushed first and then refined.