"To temper" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 锻炼 | duàn liàn | to toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself |   |
| 节制 | jié zhì | to control / to restrict / to moderate / to temper / moderation / sobriety / to administer | |
| 淬火 | cuì huǒ | to quench / to temper / to harden by quenching | |
| 回火 | huí huǒ | to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire | |
| 砥砺 | dǐ lì | whetstone / (fig.) to hone / to temper / to encourage | |
| 淬 |  cuì | dip into water / to temper | |
| 焠 | cuì | to temper (as steel) | |
| 煅炼 | duàn liàn | to forge / to toughen / to temper | |
