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练 - liàn

to practice, drill, exercise, train

to practice, drill, exercise, train

How to read 练

Click 练 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinliàn
Englishto practice, drill, exercise, train
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

练兵 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 练功. Please read 练字 one more time.

Common words with this character

to drill troops; army training
to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu; to train
to practice writing characters
to master

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 练 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 练兵 and 练功 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 练.