练习

Character by character

• 练liàn8 strokesHSK 2 traditional 練to practice, drill, exercise, train
• 习xí3 strokesHSK 1 traditional 習practice; flapping wings

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 她在开始练习。

  Tā zài kāi shǐ liàn xí

  She's starting to practice.

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• 是的，你需要每天练习。

  Shì de nǐ xū yào měi tiān liàn xí

  Yes, you need to practice every day.

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• 你可以和我一起练习日语吗？

  Nǐ kě yǐ hé wǒ yī qǐ liàn xí Rì yǔ ma

  Can you practice Japanese with me?

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 练习. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 学习xué xíHSK 1

  to learn; to study

• 训练xùn liànHSK 3

  to train; to drill; training

• 习惯xí guànHSK 2

  habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to

• 教练jiào liànHSK 3

  instructor; sports coach; trainer

• 练liànHSK 2

  to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk

• 实习shí xíHSK 2

  to practice; field work; to intern; internship

• 演习yǎn xíHSK 7

  maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver

• 复习fù xíHSK 2

  to review; revision

• 排练pái liànHSK 7

  to rehearse; rehearsal

• 熟练shú liànHSK 4

  practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful

• 习俗xí súHSK 7

  custom; tradition; local tradition; convention

• 演练yǎn liànHSK 7

  to do a drill; to practice; training; drill

• 补习bǔ xíHSK 6

  to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor

• 苦练kǔ liànHSK 7

  to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears

• 操练cāo liàn

  drill; practice

• 温习wēn xíHSK 7

  to review (a lesson etc)

• 预习yù xíHSK 3

  to prepare a lesson

• 精练jīng liànHSK 7

  (textiles) to scour; to degum (silk); variant of 精炼