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练 (liàn): to practice

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HSK 3verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to practice
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 3
Strokes: 8
Radical: 纟
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

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

Chinese explanation

反复地学习或进行某种活动，目的是让自己更熟练或掌握得更好
也指经常做某件事，使它变得更好。

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Example sentences

I practice piano every day.

He practiced calligraphy for ten years.

The soldiers are drilling formations on the parade ground.

I practiced this move many times.

She perfected her fluent English through practice.

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