







百炼成刚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be tempered into steel through hundreds of refinements”. To become strong and capable through repeated trials and hardships; to be steeled. Literally, “A hundred refinements make steel”.

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Open the tool →百炼成刚 (bǎi liàn chéng gāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be tempered into steel through hundreds of refinements”.
百炼成刚 is pronounced bǎi liàn chéng gāng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 百炼成刚 means “a hundred refinements make steel”. It is used to mean “to be tempered into steel through hundreds of refinements”.
刚通钢。铁经过反复锤炼便成为坚韧的钢。比喻人经过多次磨炼而成为有用之才。