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练
練
liàn
1. to practice
2. to train
3. to drill
4. to perfect (one's skill)
5. exercise
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

练
liàn
to drill, to exercise; to practice, to train
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

修练
xiūliàn
to practice (an activity)
凝练
níngliàn
concise
团练
tuánliàn
local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion (old)
干练
gànliàn
capable and experienced
排练
páiliàn
to rehearse
HSK 6
操练
cāoliàn
drill
HSK 6
教练
jiàoliàn
instructor
HSK 5
晨练
chénliàn
morning exercise
历练
lìliàn
to learn through experience
洗练
xǐliàn
agile
演练
yǎnliàn
drill
熟练
shúliàn
practiced
HSK 5
磨练
móliàn
to temper oneself
稳练
wěnliàn
steady and proficient
简练
jiǎnliàn
terse
精练
jīngliàn
concise
练兵
liànbīng
to drill troops
练功
liàngōng
to practice work skill
练字
liànzì
to practice writing characters
练习
liànxí
exercise
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,004
Word Frequency Rank
1,588 of 84,292

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