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liàn
HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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会有训
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5670733)

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Words Containing 练

练习册
liàn xí cè

exercise booklet

教练
jiào liàn

instructor

苦练
kǔ liàn

to train hard

间歇训练
jiàn xiē xùn liàn

interval training

干练
gàn liàn

capable and experienced

语言训练
yǔ yán xùn liàn

language training

练兵
liàn bīng

to drill troops

负重训练
fù zhòng xùn liàn

weight training

练习本
liàn xí běn

exercise book

练习
liàn xí

to practice

排练
pái liàn

to rehearse

练手
liàn shǒu

to practice a skill

陪练
péi liàn

training partner

晨练
chén liàn

morning exercise

谙练
ān liàn

conversant

老练
lǎo liàn

seasoned

操练
cāo liàn

drill

凝练
níng liàn

concise

外展训练
wài zhǎn xùn liàn

outdoor education program

稳练
wěn liàn

steady and proficient

熟练
shú liàn

practiced

简练
jiǎn liàn

terse

勤学苦练
qín xué kǔ liàn

to study diligently

练就
liàn jiù

to master (a skill)

历练
lì liàn

to learn through experience

练达
liàn dá

experienced

半熟练
bàn shú liàn

semiskilled

光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn

all talk and no action (idiom)

练习场
liàn xí chǎng

driving range (golf)

训练营
xùn liàn yíng

training camp

精讲多练
jīng jiǎng duō liàn

to speak concisely and practice frequently (idiom)

训练
xùn liàn

to train

拓展训练
tuò zhǎn xùn liàn

outdoor education program

创练
chuàng liàn

to form and train (a military unit)

洗练
xǐ liàn

agile

军事训练
jūn shì xùn liàn

military exercise

练字
liàn zì

to practice writing characters

修练
xiū liàn

to practice (an activity)

训练者
xùn liàn zhě

trainer

磨练
mó liàn

to temper oneself

教练员
jiào liàn yuán

sports coach

拉练
lā liàn

(military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc)

在职训练
zài zhí xùn liàn

on-the-job training

教练机
jiào liàn jī

trainer (aircraft)

演练
yǎn liàn

to do a drill

彩练
cǎi liàn

colored ribbon

练功
liàn gōng

to do tai chi