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练

liàn · lian

Traditional 練

HSK 2

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
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Practising lying down

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)周末(zhōumò)在(zài)练(liàn)什么(shénme)？

    What are you practising this weekend?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)练(liàn)跑步(pǎobù)，下个月(xiàgèyuè)要(yào)跑(pǎo)十公里(shígōnglǐ)。

    I am practising running. Next month I will run ten kilometres.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)练(liàn)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long do you practise each day?

  4. Dengdeng

    一个小时(yīgèxiǎoshí)。昨天(zuótiān)练(liàn)了(le)两个小时(liǎnggèxiǎoshí)。

    One hour. Yesterday I practised two hours.

  5. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)呢(ne)？

    And today?

  6. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)腿(tuǐ)疼(téng)，我(wǒ)在(zài)家(jiā)练(liàn)躺(tǎng)。

    My legs hurt today. I am at home practising lying down.

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In a sentence

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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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