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  • 1

    v.train; drill

    • tā zài liàn dǎ zì

      打字

      She is practicing typing.

    • tā měi tiān liàn gāng qín

      每天钢琴

      She practises the piano everyday.

    • xiǎng tí gāo xiě zuò shuǐ píng jiù děi jīng cháng liàn

      提高写作水平经常

      If you wish to improve your writing, you'll have to practise it frequently.

    • pái liàn

      rehearse

  • 2

    adj.experienced

    • gàn liàn

      capable and experienced

    • lǎo liàn

      experienced

    • shú liàn

      skilled

  • 3

    n.fmlwhite silk

    • cǎi liàn

      colorized silk

  • 4

    v.boil and scour raw silk

    • liàn sī

      boil and scour silk

Words and phrases with 练

  • 练习本
    [word]exercise book
  • 练漂
    [word]scouring and bleaching
  • 练兵
    [word]drill soldiers; professional training
  • 练嗓子
    [word]cultivate one's voice
  • 练笔
    [word]practice writing; practice calligraphy
  • 练兵场
    [word]drill ground
  • 练习
    [word]practice; exercises for schoolwork
  • 练摊
    [word]set up a vendor's stand
  • 练队
    [word]drill for a parade
  • 练达老成
    [idiom]experienced, sincere and honest

Word usage

  • Note
    "练" is different from "炼". "炼" refers to smelting with fire. "锤炼"; "炼"cannot be written as "练" in "锻炼" and "锤炼" .

Similar-form characters to 练

Chinese Characters with pinyin liàn

  • love; feel attached to
  • chain; enchain
  • smelt; test
  • overflowing; rippling
  • put a body into a coffin