Definition
冶 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'to smelt' or 'to refine (metal)', appearing in compounds like 冶炼 (yěliàn, 'smelting') and 冶金 (yějīn, 'metallurgy'). It also appears in the literary adjective 冶艳 (yěyàn, 'seductive, bewitchingly beautiful'), a classical usage you'll mostly encounter in poetry or historical texts. As a bound form, it never stands alone as a word — you'll always see it as part of a two-character compound.
b.f.
(bound form) to smeltto refine (metal)(bound form, literary) seductivebewitchingly beautiful
Examples
- 。Zhège gōngchǎng zhuānmén cóngshì gāngtiě yě liàn.This factory specializes in steel smelting.
- 冶。yě jīn jìshù duì gōngyè fāzhǎn hěn zhòngyào.Metallurgical technology is very important for industrial development.
- 冶。Shī zhōng yòng yě yàn lái xíngróng tā de měimào.The poem uses 'seductive' to describe her beauty.
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