洗練

See also: 洗练

Chinese

		to wash; to bathe	to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill) to practise; to train; to perfect (one's skill); to drill
trad. (洗練)		洗	練
simp. (洗练)		洗	练
alternative forms		洗鍊／洗煉／洗炼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐliàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² lin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐliàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐliàn
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³-lien⁴
  - Yale: syǐ-lyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiiliann
  - Palladius: силянь (siljanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai² lin⁶
  - Yale: sái lihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai² lin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei² lin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ liːn²²/

Adjective

洗練

(of writing) succinct; terse

Japanese

Kanji in this term
洗	練
せん Grade: 6	れん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
洗練 (kyūjitai)

Noun

洗(せん)練(れん) • (senren)

refinement, polish (cleanliness in performance or presentation)

Verb

洗(せん)練(れん)する • (senren suru) transitive suru (stem 洗(せん)練(れん)し (senren shi), past 洗(せん)練(れん)した (senren shita))

be refined, be polished
やり方(かた)を洗練(せんれん)させる
yarikata o senren saseru
to improve one's method

Conjugation

Conjugation of "洗練する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	洗練し	せんれんし	senren shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	洗練し	せんれんし	senren shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	洗練する	せんれんする	senren suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	洗練する	せんれんする	senren suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	洗練すれ	せんれんすれ	senren sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	洗練せよ¹ 洗練しろ²	せんれんせよ¹ せんれんしろ²	senren seyo¹ senren shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	洗練される	せんれんされる	senren sareru
Causative	洗練させる洗練さす	せんれんさせるせんれんさす	senren saseru senren sasu
Potential	洗練できる	せんれんできる	senren dekiru
Volitional	洗練しよう	せんれんしよう	senren shiyō
Negative	洗練しない	せんれんしない	senren shinai
Negative continuative	洗練せず	せんれんせず	senren sezu
Formal	洗練します	せんれんします	senren shimasu
Perfective	洗練した	せんれんした	senren shita
Conjunctive	洗練して	せんれんして	senren shite
Hypothetical conditional	洗練すれば	せんれんすれば	senren sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“洗練”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026