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实践

shí jiàn · shi jian

Traditional 實踐

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. practice
  2. to put into practice
  3. to live up to (a promise)
  4. to carry out (a project)
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Theory versus frying rice

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)了(le)那么多(nàmeduō)做饭(zuòfàn)视频(shìpín)，会(huì)做(zuò)了(le)吗(ma)？

    You watched so many cooking videos. Can you cook now?

  2. Liangliang

    理论(lǐlùn)我(wǒ)都(dōu)懂(dǒng)，就是(jiùshì)没有(méiyǒu)实践(shíjiàn)过(guò)。

    I understand the theory, I just haven't practised.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)实践(shíjiàn)一下(yīxià)，做(zuò)个(gè)蛋炒饭(dànchǎofàn)吧(ba)。

    Then practise today. Make egg fried rice.

  4. Liangliang

    做好(zuòhǎo)了(le)，你(nǐ)尝尝(chángcháng)。

    It's done. Try it.

  5. Dengdeng

    嗯(ēn)，这碗(zhèwǎn)饭(fàn)有点(yǒudiǎn)黑(hēi)。

    Um, this rice is a bit black.

  6. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)实践(shíjiàn)的(de)结果(jiéguǒ)。

    See, that is the result of practice.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

实(shí)践(jiàn)和(hé)理(lǐ)论(lùn)同(tóng)样(yàng)重(zhòng)要(yào)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)们(men)倾(qīng)向(xiàng)于(yú)重(zhòng)视(shì)后(hòu)者(zhě)而(ér)忽(hū)略(lüè)前(qián)者(zhě)。

Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)怎(zěn)样(yàng)才(cái)能(néng)将(jiāng)其(qí)付(fù)出(chū)实(shí)践(jiàn)？

How can we put it into practice?

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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