练

To practice in Chinese: 练 (liàn)

liàn

to practice

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 練1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to practice
  2. 2to train
  3. 3to drill
  4. 4to perfect (one's skill)
  5. 5exercise
  6. 6(literary) white silk
  7. 7to boil and scour raw silk

Stroke order

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练

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄧㄢˋ

liàn

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

练

Simplified

練

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我每天练习说汉语。

    wǒ měi tiān liàn xí shuō hàn yǔ。

    I practice speaking Chinese every day.

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Related words

练习

liàn xí

to practice

教练

jiào liàn

instructor

熟练

shú liàn

practiced

训练

xùn liàn

to train

精练

jīng liàn

(textiles) to scour

苦练

kǔ liàn

to train hard

排练

pái liàn

to rehearse

演练

yǎn liàn

to do a drill

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