演
练

To do a drill in Chinese: 演练 (yǎn liàn)

yǎn liàn

to do a drill

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 演練1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to do a drill
  2. 2to practice
  3. 3training
  4. 4drill

Stroke order

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演
练

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˇ

yǎn

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄌㄧㄢˋ

liàn

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

演练

Simplified

演練

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 消防队每个月都要演练一次。

    xiāo fáng duì měi gè yuè dōu yào yǎn liàn yí cì。

    The fire brigade runs a drill once every month.

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Related words

练

liàn

to practice

演

yǎn

to develop

表演

biǎo yǎn

play

练习

liàn xí

to practice

演出

yǎn chū

to act (in a play)

演员

yǎn yuán

actor or actress

导演

dǎo yǎn

to direct

教练

jiào liàn

instructor

熟练

shú liàn

practiced

训练

xùn liàn

to train

演唱

yǎn chàng

sung performance

演讲

yǎn jiǎng

lecture

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