练 (liàn) means Practice (to train - to perfect - skillful). Below are 24 of the 41 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
说汉语要多 练 习。
Shuō Hànyǔ yào duō liànxí.
You need to practise a lot to speak Chinese.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 练习
他的技术很熟 练 。
Tā de jìshù hěn shúliàn.
His technique is very practised.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 熟练
他从小就 练 田径。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù liàn tiánjìng.
He has trained in athletics since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 田径
学语法要多做 练 习。
Xué yǔfǎ yào duō zuò liànxí.
Learning grammar takes plenty of practice.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 语法
他是这支队的教 练 。
Tā shì zhè zhī duì de jiàoliàn.
He is the coach of this team.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 教练
刻苦 练 习才能进步。
Kèkǔ liànxí cái néng jìnbù.
Only diligent practice brings progress.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 刻苦
多 练 几次就熟 练 了。
Duō liàn jǐ cì jiù shúliàn le.
A few more goes and you will be proficient.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 熟练
写作需要多读多 练 。
Xiězuò xūyào duō dú duō liàn.
Writing requires plenty of reading and practice.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 写作
他从小就 练 习使剑。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù liànxí shǐ jiàn.
He has practised swordsmanship since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 剑
他从小就 练 习书法。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù liànxí shūfǎ.
He has practised calligraphy since childhood.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 书法
他受过正规的训 练 。
Tā shòu guo zhèngguī de xùnliàn.
He has had formal training.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 正规
老师给我们很多 练 习。
Lǎoshī gěi wǒmen hěn duō liànxí.
The teacher gives us plenty of exercises.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 练习
多 练 习才能提高水平。
Duō liànxí cái néng tígāo shuǐpíng.
Only with practice can you raise your level.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 水平
他要求我们认真 练 习。
Tā yāoqiú wǒmen rènzhēn liànxí.
He asks us to practise seriously.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 要求
教 练 让我们再跑一圈。
Jiàoliàn ràng wǒmen zài pǎo yì quān.
The coach told us to run another lap.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 教练
他每天训 练 两个小时。
Tā měi tiān xùnliàn liǎng ge xiǎoshí.
He trains two hours a day.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 训练
训 练 结束，队伍解散。
Xùnliàn jiéshù, duìwu jiěsàn.
Training is over; the ranks are dismissed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 解散
爷爷每天早上 练 气功。
Yéye měi tiān zǎoshang liàn qìgōng.
Grandpa practises qigong every morning.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 气功
教 练 调整了首发阵容。
Jiàoliàn tiáozhěng le shǒufā zhènróng.
The coach changed the starting line-up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阵容
我们要增加 练 习的时间。
Wǒmen yào zēngjiā liànxí de shíjiān.
We need to increase our practice time.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 增加
冠军不是一天 练 出来的。
Guànjūn bú shì yì tiān liàn chūlái de.
A champion is not trained in a day.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 冠军
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From the graded readers
后面的八分钟，我说得比在宿舍里 练 习的时候还流利。
hòumian de / dì bā fēnzhōng, wǒ shuō dé / děi / de bǐ zài sùshè lǐ liànxí de / dì shíhou hái / huán liúlì.
For the next eight minutes I spoke more fluently than I ever had practising in my dorm.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
练 appears in 41 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 练
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Questions about 练
How is 练 used in a sentence?
This page shows 41 sentences using 练 (liàn, "Practice (to train - to perfect - skillful)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 练 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 练 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 练?
The dictionary page for 练 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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