练

liàn · lian

Traditional 練

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)练(liàn)钢(gāng)琴(qín)上(shàng)花(huā)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)时(shí)间(jiān)。

She spent a lot of time practicing the piano.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by peterius · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)练(liàn)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)太(tài)极(jí)拳(quán)。

He practices tai chi for an hour every morning.

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